Today is a big news day, The Feds have just given 108 million dollars to improve the tracks between Springfield and Worcester for an East-West Passenger Rail Line
Officials Announce $108 Million Federal Grant to Build East-West Rail - Streetsblog Massachusetts The proposed track improvements could enable Amtrak trains to run at speeds up to 80 mph between Boston and Springfield. mass.streetsblog.orgAdditionally earlier this week, the Gulf Coast Passenger Rail Line received $178 million for track upgrades and building a station in Mobile
Gulf Coast passenger rail service from New Orleans secures big federal grant The return of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans benefits from a $178 million federal grant. NOLA.comAlso Brightline is opening their Orlando-Miami Segment or something like that
Brightline’s high-speed rail service from Orlando to South Florida starts today The first train will pull into Orlando just after 10 a.m. from Miami. WESHLook this is the first good news in rail travel since the 50s. Let us have thos
Oh yeah there was also a 100 million grant approved in Virginia to separate passenger and Freight Trains on the mainline between DC and Richmond
Virginia senators secure $100 million federal funding for pivotal rail bridge project On Thursday, Virginia Senators. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine jointly announced $100,000,000 in federal funding to the Virginia Passenger Rail A WSET