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...
December 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s light at the end of the tunnel for passenger rail expansion projects thanks to the $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill enacted last month, nearly 20 years after Amtrak’s first Downeaster set...
December 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Following President Biden’s signature on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill a few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) helped finalize an agreement with Amtrak where the...
December 14, 2021 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Freight Waves, December 13, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two Democratic state lawmakers in Michigan have introduced legislation that would require freight trains to have at least two individuals operating them. State Rep. Tim Sneller introduced H.B.5596 and...
December 13, 2021 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 10 — On December 2, 2021, a railroad safety bill requiring qualified two-person train crews was introduced in the state of Michigan’s House of Representatives and Senate. House Bill 5596 and Senate Bill 767 read in part: “…a railroad...
December 13, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 9, 2021) The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 4996), which aims to help ease the nation’s supply-chain challenges. Full story: Progressive...
December 13, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), December 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. DeFazio, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
