August 5, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation, STB
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 4, 2009.) A bill that would require the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider the effects of a rail expansion or merger on local communities is back in Congress. Last week, Rep. Melissa...
August 4, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 3, 2009.) Last week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy approved the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 233/S. 146), according to Consumers United for...
July 27, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Stephen Labaton appeared on the New York Times website on July 26, 2009.) WASHINGTON — President Obama’s top antitrust official and some senior Democratic lawmakers are preparing to rein in a host of major industries, including airline and...
July 17, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation, Unions
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on July 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers. The so-called...
June 24, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation, Technology
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 23, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two key senators, who chair committees important to transportation infrastructure, urged the Senate to set aside at least $50 million for rail safety...
June 22, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Colby Itkowitz appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on June 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top House transportation authorizers had harsh words Thursday for the Obama administration’s request to postpone a new highway bill for 18...
June 22, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 19, 2009.) Yesterday, leaders of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure — Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member John Mica (R-Fla.), Highway and Transit Subcommittee...
June 17, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Jordan Blum appeared on The Advocate website on June 16, 2009.) BATON ROUGE, La. — Legislation aimed at ramping up train and railroad crossing safety failed by a wide margin Monday in the House. Opponents complained that it increased the size...
June 17, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 16, 2009.) Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) recently introduced the National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 (H.R. 2724), which proposes to “set objectives and performance targets that would move the...
June 2, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Brent Kendall on June 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate sponsor of legislation to strip the railroad industry of antitrust exemptions on Monday asked to cancel a Senate vote on his bill, saying he has...
