December 2022-January-2023 - 8

PEOPLE & PLACES
THE LASTEST INDUSTRY NEWS
the Northeast Corridor, a railroad line
that spans from Boston to Washington,
D.C. This list will advance a systematic
approach for the improvement and development
of the commuter and intercity
passenger rail backbone of the region's
rail network. The Project Inventory creates
a project pipeline to assist Amtrak,
states and the public with long-term
planning that will improve service. It will
guide up to $24 billion in funding that
FRA is investing in NEC intercity passenger
rail service through the Federal-State
Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail
Program (Partnership Program).
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Amtrak
A 2016 inspection trip organized by Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission
was meant to highlight the opportunity restoring passenger rail along the Gulf
Coast could provide.
Amtrak, CSX, NS, Alabama State
Port Authority reach agreement on
Gulf Coast Corridor rail service
Amtrak, freight railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern and the Alabama
State Port Authority issued a joint statement that they reached an agreement
on rail service on the Gulf Coast Corridor. The agreement could lay
the foundation for the eventual return of intercity passenger rail service
between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., that has been suspended since
Hurricane Katrina heavily damaged rail infrastructure in August 2005.
MassTransitmag.com/21288162
Circuit
CIRCUIT WAS one of 10 grand prize
winning projects awarded through
NYSERDA's New York Clean
Transportation program.
New York Clean Transportation
grand prize winners
awarded to 10 projects
▶ The New York State Energy and
Research Development Authority, in
partnership with the New York State Department
of Public Service and the New
York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, awarded $82 million to 10
grand prize-winning projects as part of
the New York Clean Transportation Prizes
program. The program supports projects
with funds that enhance clean transportation,
improve mobility options and
reduce emissions. The first phase of the
program saw $3 million in total funding
awarded to 17 finalists.
MassTransitmag.com/21287758
Federal Railroad Administration
issues list of priority projects
in Northeast Corridor
▶ The Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) issued a list of priority projects in
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Amtrak
ACELA II Test Run on Northeast
Corridor.
MCTS unveils MCTS CONNECT,
its new BRT brand that will
operate using electric buses
▶ Milwaukee County Transit System
(MCTS) held an event Nov. 10, 2022, to
introduce its bus rapid transit brand, as
well as showcase the first of its electric
buses that will operate along the corridor
when it opens for service in June 2023.
The MCTS CONNECT brand will operate
on MCTS' East-West BRT nine-mile route
that will connect downtown Milwaukee
and the lakefront to Watertown Plank
Road Park & Ride lot. MCTS's charge
management plan calls for topping off
each bus battery every third lap of the
18-mile roundtrip and then an additional
two hours each night.
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Milwaukee County Transit System
MCTS HELD an event on Nov. 10 that
gave the community a preview of the
MCTS CONNECT brand, as well as
the service's first electric bus.
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