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$326M in FY18 CRISI Grants Include Mobile to New Orleans Amtrak Restoration

June 14, 2019

June 14, 2019 | Jeff Davis

June 13, 2019 - This week, the Federal Railroad Administration announced that it had selected projects to receive $326 million...

Chinese State-Owned Enterprises are Eyeing U.S. Freight Rail Manufacturing: Report

October 26, 2018

October 26, 2018 | Alexander Laska

October 22, 2018 - Chinese-backed companies are targeting U.S. freight rail car manufacturing, and their market dominance would threaten America’s...

The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars

September 26, 2018

September 26, 2018 | Jeff Davis

"The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars" concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national...

Schools, Private Sector Teaming Up to Address Freight Workforce Training Challenges

September 6, 2018

September 6, 2018 | Alexander Laska

September 5, 2018 - In an effort to address occupational and skills gaps in the freight transportation industry, ports and...

FRA Announces $204M in PTC Grants as New Reporting Shows Progress Towards Meeting Deadline

August 24, 2018

August 24, 2018 | Jeff Davis, Alexander Laska

August 24, 2018 - This week, the Federal Railroad Administration announced the recipients of $203.7 million in fiscal year 2018...

Federal Freight Focus Shifts Inland - and Zeroes In on Complex Policy Questions

August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018 | Alexander Laska

August 16, 2018 - Five years after labor disputes out West grinded operations at 29 ports to a halt, federal...

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Port Improvement, Rail Crew Bills, STB Nominee

August 1, 2018

August 1, 2018 | Alexander Laska, So Jung Kim

August 1, 2018 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved by voice vote today several items including a...

Defense Authorization Bill Contains Transit, Aviation, Maritime Provisions

July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018 | Alexander Laska

July 27 2018 - This week, the House passed a mammoth defense bill that contains legislative provisions relating to civilian...

Shuster Infrastructure Proposal - July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

This is the text of the 108-page infrastructure bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by House Transportation and...

Trump Admin. Selects $1.5B in Highway/Freight Funding Grants

June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018 | Jeff Davis

June 5, 2018 - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation sent Congress a proposed list of 26 projects totaling $1.535...

Infrastructure Week: Freight in Focus

May 18, 2018

May 18, 2018 | So Jung Kim

May 18, 2018 - During Infrastructure Week, two panels featuring freight experts and stakeholders emphasized the multimodal freight infrastructure needs...

Eno Staff to Participate in Infrastructure Week Events

May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018 | Alexander Laska

Infrastructure Week 2018 is next week, May 14-21, and Eno staff will participate in two events on infrastructure resiliency and...