WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that the CARES Act is providing $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to covid-19. Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security …
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The NMRA Gateway 2020 national convention is the latest model railroad event to be stopped in its tracks because of the new coronavirus. One of the largest annual model railroad meets in the U.S., slated for July in St. Louis, MO, was canceled after local …
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APTA leader says public transit agencies need immediate help WASHINGTON – The public transportation industry is urging Congress to immediately provide $16 billion in direct emergency funding to public transit agencies to offset costs and revenue losses caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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This story was last updated April 7, 2020 By TIM BLACKWELL/Cowcatcher Magazine Plans are in place for the nation’s railroad community to keep trains moving as the U.S. continues its fight with COVID-19. Operations are ongoing, although the industry and others have been forced to …
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Some toys and scale models got a temporary reprieve Tuesday from tariffs to be imposed on goods from China arriving on U.S. shores beginning Sept. 1. The United States Trade Representative delayed imposing 10 percent tariffs on some Chinese imports until Dec. 15. The announcement …
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High-speed rail in the U.S. appears to be veering off track. Within two weeks in February, projects in California and Texas were dealt blows. The Federal Railroad Administration intends to cancel grants for the California High-Speed Rail project, and a judge said the Texas Central …
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