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WSDOT looks into high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle
(Source: www.king5.com, January 22, 2018) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Transportation is looking into how a high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle would work. Back in December, the Washington DOT published a study that looked at how well an...
Catholic bishops side with labor unions in Supreme Court case
(Source: Religion News Service, January 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are backing public sector unions in an upcoming Supreme Court case, pitting church leaders against the Trump administration and conservatives in a legal battle over how...
Democrats pressure DOT over safety fixes after Amtrak derailment
(Source: Washington Examiner, January 23, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation is under fire from Democratic lawmakers as they press the agency for answers about the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington last month, which took the lives of...
Let’s make America’s infrastructure great again
(Source: CNN, January 23, 2018) ATLANTA — If 2017 is remembered as the year of major tax reform, let 2018 be remembered as the year that the nation's infrastructure was finally recognized as a priority for federal investment. Full story: CNN
Trump and the rail industry had a great first year together
(Source: DeSmog Blog, December 29, 2017) NEW YORK — The election of Donald Trump was a big win for the oil and rail industries. Shortly after the election, Edward Hamberger, CEO of the trade group the Association of American Railroads, addressed a conference in New...
Opinion: Hudson River rail tunnel project long overdue
(Source: Connecticut Post opinion column by Jim Cameron, January 23, 2018) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It should have been done by now: 2018 was the expected completion year of the new railroad tunnels under the Hudson River. When it was proposed in 2009, the $9 billion...
Meet NJ governor’s pick for new NJ Transit boss
(Source: www.nj.com, January 22, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — The vice president of a national transportation consulting company is expected to be nominated to head NJ Transit by Gov. Phil Murphy to fix the agency Murphy has called a "national disgrace," NJ Advance Media has...
NJ governor orders audit of NJ Transit finances and personnel practices
(Source: Bergen Record, January 22, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — With a crumbling concrete wall serving as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Monday for a comprehensive audit of NJ Transit's finances, customer service and personnel practices. Full...
NJ Transit short of equipment as it struggles with PTC
(Source: Bloomberg, January 23, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit’s race to fulfill a federal mandate for emergency train-braking has left it short of equipment, causing weeks of service cuts and crowding that are likely to worsen as the December deadline nears....
Metro-North sets 4th consecutive ridership record
(Source: The Journal News, January 22, 2018) NEW YORK —the fourth straight year, the Metro-North Railroad has broken its previous ridership record. Preliminary numbers presented at Monday morning's Metro-North Committee meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation...
