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Amtrak Secures $2.45B RRIF Loan for New Acela Trainsets

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 31, 2016 - Vice President Biden announced last week that the Federal Railroad Administration will loan Amtrak $2.45 billion...

White House Requests CR Allow New Amtrak Budgeting

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 31, 2016 - The White House has requested that Congress include an "anomaly" in the fiscal 2017 continuing resolution...

House Field Hearing Re-Assesses California’s High Speed Rail Project

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 31, 2016 - House Railroad Subcommittee chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA) decided to break up his long summer recess by...

The FTA’s New Mass Transit Safety Program Rule, Explained

August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis

On August 11, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a final rule in the Federal Register establishing a public transportation...

CBO Update Shows Little Change in Transportation Funding, Revenues

August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 24, 2016 - New budget estimates from the Congressional Budget Office continue to show a dismal long-term federal fiscal...

GAO: General Aviation Contributed Up to $2 Billion to HTF

August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 | Rui Neiva

August 24, 2016 - A new GAO report says that vendors of jet fuel for general aviation have contributed up...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of August 29, 2016

August 23, 2016

August 23, 2016 | Jeff Davis

Monday, August 29 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee field hearing...

FTA Requests Public Input for 5-Year Research Plan

August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 | Greg Rogers

August 17, 2016 - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has turned to the general public for input on which projects merit...

Maryland Purple Line Light Rail On Hold After Judge’s Ruling

August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 17, 2016 - How important are ridership forecasts to the environmental impact statements for a new fixed guideway rail...

New Fuel Economy Rules for Trucks Will Affect HTF Finances

August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 17, 2016 - New fuel economy standards for heavy trucks proposed this week will have a significant long-term effect...

FRA Awards $25M in PTC Grants, Releases PTC Status Report

August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 17, 2016 - The Federal Railroad Administration has selected the recipients of $25 million in grants for positive train...

A Look at Infrastructure Banks (Part 2)

August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 | Jeff Davis

What are the key decisions Congress would have to make when creating a national infrastructure bank?