October 18, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 18.) NORFOLK, Va. — The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging railroad safety bill by a 377-38 vote. The Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act requires...
October 18, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Avery Palmer appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on October 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House passed a bill Wednesday designed to improve railroad safety by increasing inspections and reducing work hours. The bill (HR 2095) passed...
September 28, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Ian Swanson appeared on TheHill.com on September 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) on Thursday insisted it is reasonable to think his bill overhauling U.S. railroads can...
August 2, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following report appeared at The Hub website on August 1.) RED BANK, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has introduced a bipartisan bill to make America’s railroads safer for train passengers and railroad employees, and people who drive across or...
August 1, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Security
(The following story by Scott Streater appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on July 31.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Federal legislation requiring trains carrying hazardous chemicals to avoid densely populated areas could significantly affect Dallas-Fort Worth,...
July 30, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Security
(The following story by Carol D. Leonnig appeared on the Washington Post website on July 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals could be required to avoid downtown Washington and other densely populated areas in favor of more rural routes,...
July 30, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Kathryn A. Wolfe appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on July 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the now-familiar pattern of defeating virtually all anti-earmark amendments before passing spending bills, the House last week approved...
July 17, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Christian Bourge appeared at GovExec.com on July 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Tuesday will appoint conferees on a massive bill implementing unfulfilled recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, but not before the measure is combined with...
June 26, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following story by Amy Worden, Mario F. Cattabiani and Thomas Fitzgerald appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 26.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Debate raged for five hours last night on a state House plan that would for the first time provide dedicated...
June 21, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Aaron Sadler was circulated by the Arkansas News Bureau on June 21.) WASHINGTON — Rep. John Boozman on Wednesday withdrew a controversial measure opposed by Amtrak and the passenger rail industry. Instead Boozman, R-Rogers, said he...
