February 10, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Bloomberg News, February 9, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. railroad and trucking industries called a truce, at least for now, in their lobbying battle over increasing the size and weight of trucks allowed on interstate highways. Full story: Bloomberg...
February 10, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2012) Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to advance its two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill, known as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The final vote was 85 to 11. Full story:...
February 8, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger editorial, February 5, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — As a transportation bill, it’s already being called “the worst bill ever.” House Republicans in Washington have taken a critical bill, which funds federal transportation projects for five years,...
February 6, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, February 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) faces a difficult task in winning House approval of a $260 billion transportation bill that has come under attack from the right and the left. The transportation measure is being...
February 6, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 3, 2012) Early on February 3, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the “American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act,” a $260 billion bill that proposes to fund transportation programs over five years....
February 1, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Politico.com, February 1, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a giant new surface transportation bill loaded with goodies for the GOP base. Greg Cohen, president and CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance, described the bill...
February 1, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 31, 2012) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is gearing up to fight provisions in the House Republicans’ long-awaited surface transportation bill that would allow states to increase truck size and weight limits. The...
December 20, 2011 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Times of Trenton, December 20, 2011) TRENTON, N.J. — As Congress keeps fighting over funding the federal government and extending a payroll tax cut, mass transit riders are about to lose an important tax benefit that helped make getting to work more...
December 20, 2011 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Times of Trenton, December 20, 2011) TRENTON, N.J. — As Congress keeps fighting over funding the federal government and extending a payroll tax cut, mass transit riders are about to lose an important tax benefit that helped make getting to work more...
December 6, 2011 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2011) Late last week, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and other House Democrats introduced the “Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011,” a bill they...
