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Colorado’s pro-rail state leaders and its growing population could make it a prime target for big federal rail grants, a top government transportation official said Monday. Federal rail officials last...

Gov. Jared Polis met with Amit Bose, of the Federal Railroad Administration, to talk about rail in Colorado.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced major advancements in two passenger rail programs this week, quickening the pace of implementation for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The proposed Corridor would provide improvements to the existing Amtrak Empire Service between New York City and Niagara Falls via Albany, Utica/Rome, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo by adding frequencies, reducing travel time, and improving reliability.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said fewer disruptions on the tracks will mean trains can “operate the way they’re supposed to.”

PennDOT is getting more than $143 million to improve freight rail and Amtrak service along the Keystone Corridor.

Leinbach expressed optimistic caution over word from members of Congress that the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority will be accepted into the Federal Corridor Identification Program.

Opinions vary as to how long it will take for the long-awaited project to make tracks.

Advocates for passenger rail service and railroad officials gathered in Meridian on Saturday as the Rail Passengers Association held RailNation: Meridian, its 2023 fall advocacy symposium in the Queen City.

Geraldine Jones has been riding the train since she was a teenager. Rita McFadden’s sister rides Amtrak from New York to South Carolina frequently. Angela Fred has taken the train

The Rail Passengers Association is urging Congress to reject the vision outlined in the House Committee on Appropriation’s draft Fiscal Year 2024