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...
May 29, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Brent Kendall on May 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senator who co-sponsored legislation to strip the railroad industry of antitrust exemptions wants the U.S. Senate to delay action on the bill while he presses...
May 29, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Leah Nylen appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on May 28, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A jurisdictional squabble between two Senate committees could derail passage of a measure aimed at repealing an antitrust exemption for freight...
May 28, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 28, 2009.) Earlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the Railroad Limo Safety Improvement bill into law. The bill, which enhances the regulation of contract carriers that transport railroad...
May 22, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 21, 2009.) Yesterday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Freight Rail Economic Development Act of 2009. The bill proposes to provide capital grants that would fund the construction or...
May 14, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on May 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As stimulus spending on highways and bridges ramps up, Senate Democrats are submitting legislation today that suggests the nation’s transportation...
March 2, 2009 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Colby Itkowitz appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on February 27, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to reconsider an “ill-advised proposal” to open up...
