January 16, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on January 15.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Federal legislation that would provide matching funds for state investments in Amtrak would be a boon to industries in New York, rail advocates...
January 11, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Eric Lipton was posted on the New York Times website on January 10.) WASHINGTON — Delivering on a major campaign promise, House Democrats used their new majority Tuesday to push through a bill that would write into law several remaining...
January 5, 2007 | Headlines, Legislation
(The Elmira Star-Gazette posted the following article on its website on January 4.) ELMIRA, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced today he plans to reintroduce railroad safety and security legislation that would direct millions of dollars in new...
December 27, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation
(Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on December 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg will chair a railway subcommittee when the new Congress begins work Jan. 4, his office learned Friday. The Democrat said his biggest...
December 27, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation
(Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Raju Chebium on December 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg will chair a railway subcommittee when the new Congress begins work Jan. 4, his office learned Friday. The Democrat said his biggest...
October 23, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Security
(The following article by Tom Barnes was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23. Ken Kertesz is the BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board Chairman.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two state senators from opposite ends of Pennsylvania want more to...
October 23, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Security
(The following article by Tom Barnes was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23. Ken Kertesz is the BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board Chairman.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two state senators from opposite ends of Pennsylvania want more to...
August 9, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Mike Sprague was posted on the Whittier Daily News website on August 9.) WHITTIER, Calif. — Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez’s legislation to improve railroad safety moved closer Tuesday to becoming law. The Senate Transportation and...
August 9, 2006 | Headlines, Legislation
(The following article by Mike Sprague was posted on the Whittier Daily News website on August 9.) WHITTIER, Calif. — Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez’s legislation to improve railroad safety moved closer Tuesday to becoming law. The Senate Transportation and...
August 7, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(The Meridian Star posted the following article on its website on August 6.) MERIDIAN, Miss. — United States Senators Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) have reached a deal with Senate leaders to bring up the lawmakers’ landmark legislation to...
