August 3, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee press release, August 2, 2022) Today, Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...
August 3, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: American Chemistry Council press release, August 2, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Chemistry Council (ACC) welcomes the introduction of the Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act and calls on members of Congress to support its passage. Earlier this...
May 20, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 19, 2022) Legislation that would require certain trains and locomotives to have a crew size of not less than two people was introduced earlier this month in the New York State Senate with a companion bill in the Assembly....
March 22, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2022) U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) members late last week expressed their sympathies upon learning that former committee Chair U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) died on March 18. He was 88....
March 16, 2022 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Legislation, TTD
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, March 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — TTD and our 36 affiliated unions have long called for the historic investments that were finally delivered in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). We especially...
March 10, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, UP
(Source: Deseret News, March 1, 2022) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — After a dust-up last week — when a House legislative leader accused Union Pacific of being an unwilling and uncooperative partner in air quality efforts and fast-tracked a bill to force the company to move...
February 17, 2022 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(Source: Television station KING5, February 16, 2022) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state senators took a step toward establishing a high-speed train system linking Oregon to Canada. A proposal to put $150 million toward creating a system passed off the Senate floor...
February 10, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2022) The law will pump $1.2 trillion into the nation’s roads, bridges, waterways, airports, rail and transit systems, and other infrastructure. It also reauthorizes surface transportation programs for the next five...
January 6, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 6, 2022) NEWARK, N.J. — Despite compromise and a year and a half of work, Sen. Loretta Weinberg’s last-ditch effort to secure additional reform and accountability for NJ Transit appears unlikely to pass before her term ends next...
December 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, December 24, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — While 2020 was a roller coaster year for all modes of freight transportation because of how the COVID-19 pandemic upended day-to-day life in North America, 2021 had its share of ups and downs as well. The...
