NEW YORK — The Gateway Development Commission has received the full $205 million in Hudson Tunnel funding that had been withheld by the federal government, the commission said today (Feb. 18). As a result, tunnel construction, which halted on Feb. 6, should resume next week. “We are working with our contractors to deploy these funds […]
NEW YORK — Federal money is once again flowing to the Hudson Tunnel project, as the Department of Transportation released the first $30 million in overdue funds today (Friday, Feb. 13). The money is the first portion of more than $200 million which has been withheld by the Trump administration since last October. It was […]
TORONTO — Missing screws holding track fasteners led to the derailment that disrupted GO Transit operations for a week, the CEO of provincial transit agency Metrolinx told the agency’s board at a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. The CBC reports that CEO Michael Lindsay said plates holding lag screws in place, which were supposed to […]
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has moved to appeal a federal court decision ordering it to release funds it is withholding from the Hudson Tunnel project. Reuters reports the administration filed the notice of appeal on Sunday, Feb. 8, to address the decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas. That decision granted a […]
NEW YORK — Officials in New York and New Jersey filed suit against the Trump administration on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, over funds being withheld for the Hudson River Tunnel project, the second action in as many days to try to free funding before the project must shut down. New Jersey’s acting Attorney General, Jennifer […]
WASCO, Calif. — In a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 3, California Gov. Gavin Newsom marked the completion of the Southern Railhead Facility for the California high-speed rail project. The rail yard at the 150-acre site in Kern County near the community of Wasco will be used to receive, store, and distribute materials for track construction […]
NEW YORK — The Gateway Development Commission, overseer of the Northeast Corridor’s Hudson Tunnel Project, has sued the Trump administration over its withholding of project funds, which could cause construction to stop at the end of this week. The suit filed Monday, Feb. 2, in the Court of Federal Claims, says the Department of Transportation […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority committed a record $15.8 billion to capital projects in 2025, including more than $5 billion made possible through congestion tolling funds, the agency and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week. The commitments include $6.6 billion for rolling stock; $3.4 billion for state-of-good-repair and other program support; $2.7 billion […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (both D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to create a $1.5 billion grant program to fund bridge repair, maintenance, and replacement on commuter rail lines. The Building Rail Infrastructure for a Durable and Growing Economy (BRIDGE) Act would use funds from the Mass Transit Account […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ann Arbor Railroad will receive $120,000 and manufacturer AluChem will receive $75,000 for rail rehabilitation projects approved at the most recent meeting of the Ohio Rail Development Commission. The commission announced the grants, approved at a Jan. 22 meeting, on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Ann Arbor funding will go toward a […]
WASHINGTON — While the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year produced record results on several fronts, equipment constraints and major capital projects are likely to make the second quarter a challenge, Amtrak’s board of directors was told during its meeting today (Wednesday, Jan. 28). Ongoing issues with the delivery of NextGen Acelas also continue […]
NEW YORK — Construction of the Hudson River Tunnel project on the Northeast Corridor is on the verge of halting because of the withholding of federal funds, the agency overseeing the project said on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Funding for the $16 billion project to build a new two-track tunnel between New Jersey and New York’s […]
