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...
February 20, 2009 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(The following article by Michael Cooper was posted on the New York Times website on February 20.) NEW YORK — It may be the longest train delay in history: more than 40 years after the first bullet trains zipped through Japan, the United States still lacks true...
February 19, 2009 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 18.) WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seriously considering an effort to develop high speed passenger rail service, an initiative long on planning but unrealized nationally because of financial and...
February 18, 2009 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(The following article by David Rodgers was posted on the Politico website on February 17.) WASHINGTON — Railroads made Chicago, and now a Chicago-rich White House wants to return the favor: remaking rail with a huge new federal investment in high-speed...
February 17, 2009 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 14.) ALBANY, N.Y. — A recently revived push to bring faster trains to upstate New York will gain new fuel from an $8 billion high-speed rail component in the...
