January 25, 2016 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Better Government Association, January 24, 2016) CHICAGO — For railroads, 2015 was an eventful year, with Congress dedicating more than $10 billion toward rail and other freight infrastructure projects and acquiescing to demands by the rail industry to extend...
January 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, January 19, 2016) NEW YORK — After years of delays and extensions, a multi-year surface transportation bill is finally in place. Will it deliver on the advertised? Full story: Railway Age
November 9, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: Huffington Post column by James P. Hoffa, Teamsters General President, November 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is on the cusp of doing something it hasn’t done in more than a decade — approving a long-term highway bill. A bipartisan...
November 5, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation, Technology
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 5, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — How do you get a controversial plan through Congress with little fuss and few fingerprints? Lawmakers showed one way last week as they raced to give railroads a reprieve, allowing them three to five more...
July 29, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate is moving toward the likely passage this week of a sweeping, six-year transportation bill, but the House is putting off consideration of the measure until this fall. Full story: Elkhart...
March 20, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, March 19, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of House Democrats is calling for Congress to spend $1 billion over the next five years on boosting the safety of U.S. commuter railways after a recent string of accidents. The funding is contained in a...
March 16, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 13, 2015) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing March 17 to gather information on reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs. The hearing — the second in a two-part series on...
February 11, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, February 10, 2015) NEW YORK — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has introduced H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA). The bill, identical to legislation introduced in 2014 by T&I, is...
February 9, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2015) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and other committee leaders yesterday introduced the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA), which would address...
February 2, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 30, 2015) U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have teamed up to introduce a transportation bill that would extend the Highway Trust Fund by bringing back some of the $2 trillion in corporate tax revenue...
