LaHood: $24.3 million in grants to boost Keystone Corridor train Speeds to 125 mph

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 22, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 21 said that work can begin on closing the last three highway-rail grade crossings on the Keystone Corridor with the signing of $24.3 million in grant agreements between the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

Chicago area procures $100 million in TIGER grants

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 27, 2010

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation finalized a $100 grant agreement for the CREATE (Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency) program to begin work on those projects to help reduce rail bottlenecks in the Chicago ...