June - 2019

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Ground broken on Virgin Trains USA's expansion linking Miami to Orlando.

Virgin Trains USA has broken ground on the project to expand passenger rail service from Miami to Orlando. Virgin Trains USA, formerly...

DART receives $60 million federal grant for platform project

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have entered into a Full Funding Grant Agreement for $60.76...

METRO Board Welcomes New Member

Robert "Bob" Fry is the newest member of the METRO Board of Directors. He was sworn in at today's Board meeting. The former mayor of West...

South Carolina ports set cargo record in May

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) logged its strongest May on record, with 204,457 20-foot-equivalent container units (TEUs)...

Three Years: Expanded Panama Canal Continues to Exceed Expectations

On June 26, 2016, the Expanded Canal welcomed its first transit, marking the culmination of the largest enhancement project since the...

SpaceX records another first for reusable rocketry by catching Falcon Heavy fairing with a boat

SpaceX has managed to do another thing that seemed audacious and highly unlikely after a few early botched attempts. It used a ship at...

U.S. House passes FY2020 "minibus," including THUD bill

As the appropriations process continues, transit funding fares well in the House version with two potentially detrimental amendments left...

Starsky Robotics tests first unmanned autonomous truck on public highway in Florida

Starsky Robotics tested its fully unmanned autonomous truck on a 9.4-mile stretch of public highway on the Florida Turnpike on June 16....

Mayors Appear Increasingly Concerned About Infrastructure

More than half of mayors discussed it during their annual State of the City addresses this year -- double the number four years ago....

China-made carbon fiber train finishes trial run

China's carbon fiber subway train, which is lighter, faster and more energy efficient, recently completed a test run in Qingdao, East...