Transit, Amtrak cuts advance in House appropriations bill

The one-year bill cuts public transit funding by 22%, Amtrak by 69% and Capital Investment Grants by 78% for fiscal year 2027 but puts “a historic amount of funding” into bridges.

$1.6B Amtrak East River Tunnel Rehab Chugs Ahead in New York City

Crews with Skanska and E-J Electric toil deep under Manhattan and the East River to completely rebuild a pair of two-tube rail tunnels.

Skanska team lands Penn Station master developer role

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Amtrak have appointed “Penn Transformation Partners”, a team of Halmar and Sweden’s Skanska, to be master developer for the $6bn renovation of New… The post Skanska team lands Penn Station master developer role appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Skanska named preferred bidder as Master Developer of New York’s Penn Station Transformation Project

Swedish infrastructure group Skanska has been selected by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Amtrak as the preferred bidder as Master Developer of the New York Penn Station Transformation Project in New York. The post Skanska named preferred bidder as Master Developer of New York’s Penn Station Transformation Project appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Halmar, Skanska partnership named developer for New York Penn Station renovation

The DOT and Amtrak announced that the partnership, known as Penn Transportation Partners, would serve as master developer for the $8 billion project.

CBS - Inside NYC's ornate new Penn Station train hall, 02012021

New York City's Penn Station has been around for more than 100 years. The trains at Penn have never stopped running, but what’s above them has been built, destroyed, neglected and now born again. As of January 2021, the stunning new part of midtown Manhattan’s historic transit hub is open, carrying with it many of the longtime hopes, dreams and struggles that have defined a city as well as a nation. Jeff Glor had a look

Wendover Productions - Why trains are so expensive 07042017

This video highlights the high cost of operating train services (with reference in particular to Amtrak in the US) and how train fares are pretty much the same price as air fares