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...
November 16, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(Newhouse News Service circulated the following story by Jo-Ann Moriarty on November 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate is poised to vote on a $105.6 billion spending plan for transportation, housing and development programs, which gives an extra $75 million to...
October 26, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following editorial appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on October 25.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In 2004, freight trains carried a load of trouble — and danger — for residents of Bexar County. The worst incident came when two trains collided in a rural...
October 19, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Sandra T. Molina appeared on the Whitier Daily News website on October 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives, by a vote of 377-38, passed the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. If the bill’s companion passes...
October 18, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Beth Murtagh appeared on the Newday website on October 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The effort to turn down the volume for noise-plagued residents near train lines inched forward yesterday, as a measure backed by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy passed the...
