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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2025, please visit our News Archive.

September 22, 2025

Biden-Buttigieg promised to enhance safety along Brightline Florida Rail Corridor but failed to deliver funding for
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September 22, 2025

               Unanimous agreement by Amtrak and USRC to restore federal control of Union Station

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P....

September 22, 2025

New National Railroad Partnership Program utilizes over $2 billion in repurposed funding for California High Speed Rail Boondoggle 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean...

September 3, 2025

Department will train more than 160 Federal and State Track Inspectors to confirm structural safety of railroad bridges around the country.

In another move to improve transportation safety under the...

August 27, 2025

Construction for this new, world-class transit hub will begin by the end of 2027

NEW YORK, NY – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Special Advisor Andy Byford today announced that the New...