November 18, 2021 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 17 — Former BLE International President Ronald P. McLaughlin passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 92 on November 12, 2021. He served in the union’s highest office from 1991-1996. President McLaughlin was a member of our...
November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Transport Topics, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden, a former U.S. Senator nicknamed “Amtrak Joe,” signed a $1 trillion-plus infrastructure policy bill into law Nov. 15 at the White House. The measure’s enactment is described by...
November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, November 15, 2021) NEW YORK — It’s the big news in Washington and everywhere else in the country. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for which the Biden Administration had fought so hard and made so many deals finally made it through...
November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Television station WBNS, November 15, 2021) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Part of the infrastructure bill that was signed Monday by President Biden will put $66.6 billion into the investment of Amtrak. This includes the expansion of passenger trains in Ohio. Full story:...
