(Source: Freight Waves, October 28, 2019)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to take a greater role in ensuring that Amtrak and the freight railroads improve their rates for on-time performance. In Oct. 22 letters addressed to FRA Administrator Ron Batory and Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson, Durbin suggested the FRA should “push” the freight railroads, particularly Canadian National, to improve Amtrak’s reliability for riders.
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