September 23, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Heide B. Malhotra appeared on the Epoch Times website on September 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced the Freight Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007, which seeks to create more competition in the U.S....
September 23, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Daisy Nguyen and Erica Werner on September 22.) LOS ANGELES — After a fatal commuter train collision, Congress is hurrying to pass new laws that would limit hours engineers work, mandate technology to stop trains...
August 4, 2008 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on August 4.) NEW YORK — A federal grant program that could help the Long Island Rail Road fund part of its $46-million effort to close dangerous gaps at some station platforms is headed to President...
June 10, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 9.) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leader John Mica (R-Fla.) recently named Joyce Rose staff director for the committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and...
January 31, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 30.) SANTA FE, N.M. — The House approved a proposal Wednesday to extend a tax incentive for a planned railroad facility in southern New Mexico. Under a law enacted last year, the state agreed to remove the...
January 25, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following column by Lori Swanson appeared on the Bemidji Pioneer website on January 25. Swanson, DFL, is Minnesota’s attorney general.) BEMIDJI, Minn. — A little over 100 years ago, some famous names — J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and Minne-sota’s James J....
January 25, 2008 | Headlines, Legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads paid Washington Council Ernst & Young $160,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government. Transportation-tax incentives and...
December 21, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following report appeared at www.bletdc.org on December 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $556 billion bill on Wednesday, December 19 to fund most of the federal government through September 2008. The voted ended a year-long...
November 29, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 28.) The rail industry is losing a staunch supporter on Capitol Hill. Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) recently announced plans to retire from the Senate by year’s end, bringing his...
November 19, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Kathryn A. Wolfe appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on November 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House adopted a conference report on the $105.6 billion fiscal 2008 Transportation-HUD spending bill last week, but the Senate will wait...
