Issue / Rail
Webinar: A New Paradigm for Rail Planning, Funding, & Implementation
Nov 04, 2021 | Madeline GormanIn July 2021, the Northeast Corridor Commission released CONNECT NEC 2035 (C35), the most ambitious reinvestment program in the...
A big bet on Amtrak
Sep 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisThat's "way more than any other" transportation secretary has ever been given, said Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for...
Commuter trains have kept rolling. Will all those riders ever return?
Aug 28, 2021 | Robert Puentes“The commuter railroads have been really hammered during the pandemic,” said Robert Puentes, president of the Eno Center for...
US rail projects take longer, cost more than those in Europe
Aug 26, 2021 | Romic Aevaz, Brianne Eby and Paul LewisAmerican rail projects with minimal tunneling take about six months longer to complete than similar non-U.S. projects, while...
The infrastructure bill is more about maintaining train service than upgrading it
Aug 15, 2021 | Robert Puentes"Amtrak was set up to fail," Robert Puentes, CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation told CNN Business. "It wasn't designed to last as...
10 things to know about the infrastructure bill
Aug 04, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe bill would borrow some $118 billion from general revenue to meet the needs of the nation’s highways, bringing the grand total...
Infrastructure bill may give Buttigieg final say over $105 billion
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisBut a tally by Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for Transportation, an independent charitable foundation, shows the DOT would be the...
Why building rail transit in U.S., Seattle costs so much and takes so long
Aug 02, 2021 | Romic Aevaz, Brianne Eby and Paul LewisProject delays reflect a lack of political will, concludes the report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Eno Center for...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Rail Programs
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisEven people with little interest in transportation have no doubt heard that the new bipartisan infrastructure bill has $66 billion for...
Golden bricks: As New York gets ready to invest in infrastructure, it must contain exorbitant costs
Jul 30, 2021 | Romic Aevaz, Brianne Eby and Paul LewisThe Eno Center for Transportation, a 100-year old nonprofit based in Washington, Thursday published a new study optimistically titled:...
Eno research report on building transit better
Jul 30, 2021 | Romic Aevaz, Brianne Eby and Paul Lewis“If we are going to make a dent on climate, if we are going to deal with traffic congestion, if we are going to make sure people have...
A new Eno report examines how the U.S. can build better transit projects faster
Jul 29, 2021 | Romic Aevaz, Brianne Eby and Paul LewisEno Center for Transportation has published a report looking at the current and historical trends of public transit construction, cost...