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July 18, 2025 | High-speed

US government pulls plug on California high-speed funding

Commitment to complete first section of line by end of 2033 cannot be met, says FRA.

June 18, 2025 | North America

California high-speed fights for its future

California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) CEO, Ian Choudri, has issued a strongly worded rebuttal to a recent Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report, which called for the termination of two federal loans for the project.

June 5, 2025 | Financial

Trump administration turns the screw on California high-speed

A compliance review has found that the California High Speed Rail Authority is in default of the terms of two federal loans and now appears likely to lose key project funding.

February 24, 2025 | High-speed

FRA to review California high-speed project

Secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, announces review of federal government funding for the under-construction line.

April 28, 2023 | Financial

IRJ News in brief - Financial and market

Renfe reduces its losses in Q1 2023, German states tender regional operating contracts, and FRA renews its track inspection contract with Ensco.

December 8, 2022 | Financial

US inter-city rail set for $US 2.3bn funding boost

The federal government’s Partnership Programme is targeting infrastructure improvements outside of the North East Corridor.

August 22, 2022 | Track

Autonomous track inspection is already here

Matthew Dick† from Ensco Rail explains how North American railways have gone through a technological transformation in the last 14 years to automate track inspection, fulfilling a long-standing objective of the global rail industry to use automation to improve safety and efficiency and protect track workers.

April 28, 2021 | North America

TTCI to start ‘next chapter’ at new Pueblo facility

TTCI’s plans follow in the wake of a contract awarded in March to Ensco to take over operation of TTC from TTCI.

January 19, 2021 | Podcasts

NJ Transit’s Kevin Corbett on Completing PTC

New Jersey Transit met the December 31, 2020 federally mandated deadline for implementing Positive Train Control. NJT President and CEO Kevin Corbett discusses the project’s complexity, and the “come from behind” coordination and cooperation it took with numerous stakeholders to reach the finish line with time to spare, with Editor-in-Chief William C Vantuono.

May 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

12 US projects secure $US 300m FRA state of good repair grants

THE US Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced the recipients of more than $US 302m in grant funds under the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program.

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