November 15, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill President Biden is slated to sign into law today (Monday, Nov. 15) contains funding for a study of Class I railroads’ use of ever-longer trains and their impact on...
November 12, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, November 11, 2021) NEW YORK — H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on Nov. 5 passed the House by a vote of 228 to 206. The measure had already passed the Senate and now awaits President Biden’s signature. Passage of the bill is...
November 11, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 10, 2021) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress late last week will advance more than a dozen National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) safety priorities, including those that would impact the rail...
November 11, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Bloomberg, November 10, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor stands to receive $30 billion from the recently approved bipartisan infrastructure bill that will be used for improvements including the Gateway tunnel project, according to the...
November 10, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Springfield News-Sun, November 8, 2021) SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Four of Ohio’s six largest cities are key expansion areas for Amtrak as it plans how to spend its share of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Full story: Springfield...
November 9, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 8, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature includes significant spending for rail-related projects through 2026, from grants to shore up short line track to a study of...
November 9, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 8, 2021) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — President Joe Biden is set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that was passed by the House late Friday. The bill is intended to invest in many aspects of American infrastructure, ranging from...
November 8, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 8, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major rail groups have applauded Friday’s passage of a major infrastructure bill by the U.S. House of Representatives, which will include major funding for freight and passenger projects. The bill now goes...
November 8, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, November 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s CEO Bill Flynn said that funding from the $1.2 infrastructure bill that passed on Friday would spur the largest expansion in the railroad’s history, outlining some of the cities likely to see...
October 28, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Associated Press, October 27, 2021) HELENA, Mont. — Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented in January 2019 and give customers the right to sue the passenger rail service to...
