March 21, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Chambersburg Public Opinion, March 20, 2012) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The bi-partisan transportation bill recently passed by the Senate has the potential to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into rail freight improvements, according to the Tri-State...
March 20, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2012) A one-year extension of the Section 45G short-line tax credit was not incorporated into Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813), the two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill the Senate...
March 20, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Huffington Post, March 19, 2012) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Federal and state leaders pleaded Monday with House Speaker John Boehner to take up the Senate’s transportation bill, which passed last week, but faces an uncertain future in the House. Boehner has yet to...
March 15, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Huffington Post, March 14, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gas prices are up. More people are relying on mass transit instead of driving their own cars. But the transportation bill the Senate will consider on Tuesday does very little to help shift Americans away...
March 15, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(Source: Erie Times-News, March 15, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — A new definition of “high speed” could help GE Transportation compete for high-speed rail contracts. The Senate passed a transportation bill on Wednesday that included an amendment, which lowered the...
March 15, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: New York Times, March 15, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate easily approved a two-year, $109 billion transportation and infrastructure bill on Wednesday, putting pressure on House Republicans to set aside their stalled version and pass the Senate’s before...
March 8, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Journal of Commerce, March 7, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, the Senate could pass a transportation bill quickly whenever Senate leaders agree to a package of amendments for debate, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said Wednesday....
March 1, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Politico.com, February 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans are reworking Speaker John Boehner’s signature energy-infrastructure package to lower the price tag, shorten the duration and eliminate a controversial provision on transit funding. The...
February 29, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Miami Herald editorial, February 29, 2012) MIAMI — It takes some doing to unite Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House on any topic, but Speaker John Boehner managed to do just that with a proposal that would radically overhaul federal support for...
February 28, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Journal of Commerce, February 27, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday urged state transportation officials to “be bold, don’t be afraid” as they meet with members of Congress in what is...
