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FRA grant to include Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it will award Louisiana up to $400,000 in grant money for the Southern...

Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail falls short in $8.2B funding round. So what’s next?

The federal government last week announced $8.2 billion in new funding for passenger rail that does not include the $200 million Louisiana officials were seeking...

Agreement in place for Baton Rouge-to-NOLA passenger rail, so what’s next?

Louisiana and Amtrak officials signed an agreement last week that lays the foundation for the resumption of passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New...

Plans remain murky for Baton Rouge-to-NOLA passenger rail

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has about two weeks left to draft its initial plans for a proposed passenger rail line between...

Rail grant provides $1.5 million for NOPB transloading park

Last week, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive $3 million in grant funding under the Class...

As rail strike looms, U.S. industry braces for impact

American consumers and nearly every U.S. industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month, reports the Associated Press. One of...

Worsening rail congestion slows container processing

Rail congestion for Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BNSF and Union Pacific, the railroads servicing West Coast ports, is getting worse and slowing down container processing...

Supply bottlenecks spreading from ports to rail networks

Bottlenecks that have tied up U.S. supply chains are now spreading from ports to the freight rail networks, raising costs and adding new shipping...

U.S. chemical railcar loads hit all-time high

There are some signs that pressures might be abating for the U.S. chemical industry. Recent rail traffic data released by the Association of American...

Louisiana among states opposing ban on LNG rail transport

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition to a proposed federal rule to ban natural gas transport...

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