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@USDOTFRA, #MIPRC release #Midwest Regional #Rail Plan: A 40-year look ahead at what #passengerrail could be bit.ly/2YYEhRL @Amtrak @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest

Seeking to attract new #civilengineers, @IDOT_Illinois launches a new student loan repayment program for up to 50 graduates from #Illinois schools: bit.ly/4u77rHw (via @kwqcnews) @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT @Amtrak

As gas prices surge, so does #passengerrail ridership: n.pr/4cUen3q #AmtrakMidwest

News from @USDOTFRA: $1.1B in FY25-26 funds for #Railroad Crossing Elimination (Crossing Safety) Program grants is now available. Deadline is 11:59 pm EDT June 8. @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT See the #NOFO: bit.ly/3QqN3SZ

New from @USDOTFRA: $2B in FY25-26 funds for #CRISI grants available for #passengerrail & other projects. Deadline is 11:59 pm EDT June 22. @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT See the #NOFO: bit.ly/4copxhV

How @Amtrak's #HiawathaWest Extension plans to restore #passengerrail service to Madison, Wis.: bit.ly/48TADsS (via @CapTimes) @WisconsinDOT @IDOT_Illinois #AmtrakMidwest

New long distance, single-level #passengertrains are coming to replace bi-level #Superliners as @Amtrak issues 'request for suppliers' to bid on new fleet. The decision on the vendor is planned by the end of 2027: bit.ly/4mEeJje

Plans are afoot to add Madison, Wis., to the #Midwestern #passengerrail network. Learn about @Amtrak's '#HiawathaWest Extension' plan & register for an April 14 informational webinar: bit.ly/4sSvAkB

(2/2) He was a great friend and major contributor to @MW_Rail's success; he will be deeply missed. bit.ly/4r9dkSi

We're heartbroken to learn that Dan Krom has died. He led @MnDOT's #passengerrail program where he helped create both the #Midwest Regional #Rail Initiative of 2000 & Midwest Regional Rail Plan of 2021 and helped launch the successful #Borealistrain. (1/2)

As 5-year advanced appropriations from the #Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act come to an end, a new @EnoTrans report calls for sustained federal #passengerrail funding: bit.ly/3NGoPCF @TransportGOP @TransportDems @SenateCommerce @commercedems @EPWGOP @EPWCmte

Surface #Transportation Board unanimously rejects UP-NS merger application as 'incomplete.' #Railroads have until Feb. 17 to say whether they'll refile: bit.ly/4b07Ogt @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT

#NorthSouth #passengerrail project (formerly #A2TC) in Michigan seeking public feedback for plans to link Traverse City & Petoskey to Ann Arbor & Detroit: bit.ly/4qfZmhD @grndwk #AmtrakMidwest

🚅 Train data alert! FRA published its quarterly report on intercity passenger train performance, covering July-September 2025. This report provides data on Amtrak passenger train operations, including customer on-time performance and delays. railroads.dot.gov/passenger-rail…

$1.5B in FY2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage #Development (BUILD) grant funding announced by @USDOT for #transportation projects: bit.ly/48YRCtc Application deadline is 5 p.m. EST Feb. 24, 2026.

🚨The @USDOTFRA extended the application deadline for this round of Federal-State Partnership for Intercity #PassengerRail (National) funds (which is listed at Grants.gov under the funding opportunity ID: FR–FSP–25– 006). The new deadline is 11:59 pm EST on Feb. 6.🚨

🗓️ DEADLINE EXTENSION 🗓️The FRA is extending the application submission deadline for the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This NOFO makes over $5 billion available through the newly revitalized National Railroad Partnership Program to fund projects that enhance safety on intercity passenger rail networks. All eligible entities now have until February 6, 2026, to submit applications. simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/4b…

Direct #Midwest-Boston #passengertrain service on @Amtrak's #LakeShoreLimited restored after July landslip damaged tracks in Rensselaer County, NY: bit.ly/4rG1UXQ

With the return of #passengerrail to @CityofMadison, Wis. back in view, planners & city council members want the @Amtrak station downtown for connections to walkable destinations & transit: bit.ly/488qZBA (via @CapTimes) @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest

Latest @grndwk/@wspusa study of the possible North + South (a.k.a. #A2TC) #passengerrail route in Michigan is on track for a winter finish: bit.ly/43HVGwb @MDOT_Rail #AmtrakMidwest

#PassengerRail had a good year in FY25. @Amtrak scored record ridership, revenue & capital investments; had its best overall on-time performance & launched new #trains, including the Chicago-Milwaukee-Twin Cities #Borealistrain. Read more: bit.ly/3JJnBoJ #AmtrakMidwest