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...
November 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: JD Supra, November 23, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684 (117), was signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. In addition to $66 billion in funding for passenger and freight railroads, the law...
November 22, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 19, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the House’s approval today of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), which invests in hardworking...
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:...
November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Biden’s signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill today that will invest and...
November 16, 2021 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, November 15, 2021) NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Nov. 14 appointed former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to serve as Senior Advisor, coordinating implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the bi-partisan $1.2...
November 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2021) LOS ANGELES — San Diego has a rare opportunity, thanks to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill signed by President Biden on Monday. Over the past three years, top transportation officials for the region have...
