PennDOT released the 2025 Pennsylvania State Rail Plan, outlining 25-year goals for safety, freight, passenger rail, funding, and economic growth.| Central Penn Business Journal
At about the same time as Wellington were announcing their new battery electric regional trains, KiwiRail was talking to the Waikato Regional Transport Committee (WRTC) about a plan to effectively electrify the entire North Island rail network. You can also watch the presentation here, from about 44 minutes on.… The post Electrifying the North Island Rail Network appeared first on Greater Auckland.| Greater Auckland
A story about Florida's "killer train" has rail advocates rattled — and pushing for a wider set of solutions.| usa.streetsblog.org
Federal advocacy and allies were essential to turning local momentum for passenger rail from New Orleans to Mobile—set to reopen this very year—into a regional, and national, success story.| Transportation For America
After the setbacks of the late 90s and early 2000s, passenger rail advocates along the Gulf Coast were not discouraged. Through the work of a Regional Rail Commission and the cultivation of relationships with local, regional, and federal leaders, these advocates were able to build a foundation for the implementation of passenger rail restoration in the region.| Transportation For America
Almost a century ago, the railroads were the economic engine of the country, spurring the transportation of both goods and people over long distances. Now, the American railroad system is merely a specter of its former self. How did the United States devolve from an expanded passenger rail network to the system we have today?| Transportation For America