May 20, 2020 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2020) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced last week it will permit informal discussions on its proposed rule in Final Offer Rate Review (FORR), Docket No. EP 755, and comments received in that docket regarding...
May 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: State House News Service, May 19, 2020) BOSTON — An independent MBTA oversight panel flagged concerns Tuesday that the transit agency’s revised operating budget plans an unrealistic level of investment amid a significant drop in revenue due to the...
May 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, May 19, 2020) BOSTON — During the pandemic, only essential workers have been advised to hop on board the MBTA. But the economy is now starting to reopen, which will mean more passengers and a new way of thinking. Full story: NBC...
May 20, 2020 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, TTD
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, May 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement opposing the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to Assistant...
May 20, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Television station WKBW, May 19, 2020) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Monday’s late-night train derailment in East Aurora may have been troubling to residents of the normally peaceful village. But authorities and railroad experts say it could have been a whole lot worse....
