Connecticut Department of Transportation

A new ADA-compliant station project would include a first-level boarding platform—approximately 48 inches above the track, allowing riders to move on or off Washington, D.C.-St. Albans, Vt., Vermonter trains without stepping up or down—as well as track layout changes. (Wikipedia)

November 20, 2020
Freight, High Performance, News, Passenger, Safety, Short Lines & Regionals

Amtrak, Vermont Partners Consider New Brattleboro Station

Amtrak is in talks with the state of Vermont, the town of Brattleboro and host-railroad New England Central Railroad (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) to build a new station in Brattleboro.

Grants totaling $291 million will support 11 projects in nine states that will repair, replace or rehabilitate publicly owned or controlled railroad assets.

October 29, 2020
Class I, Commuter/Regional, Freight, High Performance, Intercity, M/W, News, Passenger, Regulatory, Safety, Short Lines & Regionals, Switching & Terminal

FRA’s SOGR Grant Awardees

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is distributing $291 million in grants among 11 projects under its FY 2020 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair (SOGR) Program.

Amtrak service will see improvements under three multi-million dollar projects along the Northeast Corridor. FRA grants will help fund replacements of the Norwalk River Bridge and Connecticut River Bridge in Connecticut and upgrades to the Trenton Transit Center in New Jersey.

October 27, 2020
Commuter/Regional, Freight, High Performance, Intercity, Light Rail, M/W, News, Passenger, Regulatory, Safety

California, Connecticut, New Jersey Win $172.1MM in SOGR Grants

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded grants to California’s North County Transit District (NCTD; $9.8 million), the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and Amtrak ($144 million), and New Jersey Transit ($18.3 million) under the FY 2020 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair program.

October 22, 2020
Commuter/Regional, News, Passenger, Podcasts

Rail Group On Air Podcast: Transformation and Innovation in the Commuter Rail Realm

Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner and Commuter Rail Coalition Co-Founder Joe Giulietti, accompanied by ConnDOT Public Transportation Bureau Chief Rich Andreski, discuss “Transformation and Innovation in the Commuter Rail Realm” with Railway Age

Executives from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, New Jersey Transit and MTA Metro-North Railroad will discuss how they are sharing information and intelligence, and coordinating their operations to ensure a safe return to the region’s job centers.

October 05, 2020
Commuter/Regional, News, Passenger

Commuter Rail Coalition: ‘Reopening New York’ Virtual Event, Oct. 6

“Reopening New York” is the fourth virtual event of the Commuter Rail Coalition’s (CRC) “Adapt. Evolve. Innovate. Operating Commuter Railroads in a Pandemic” series. It will be held Oct. 6.