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Senate Re-Ups Rail-Airline Labor Mediation Board

March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024 | Jeff Davis

March 8, 2024 - The U.S. Senate on March 7 confirmed the nominations of a complete three-person membership of the...

East Palestine Crash Prompted Rail Safety Bill. Why It Stalled.

February 23, 2024

February 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis

Among the provisions that Republicans and rail interests have taken issue with is one that mandates a two-person crew for...

Op-Ed: 7 Strategies to Expedite Intercity Passenger Rail Expansion

December 21, 2023

December 21, 2023 | Paul Lewis

December 21, 2023 - With the recent release of IIJA intercity passenger rail funds, here are seven things project sponsors...

High-speed Rail — Environmentally Friendly and Popular Worldwide — has a Hard Time in the U.S.

December 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 | Robert Puentes

“It’s mostly owned by the freight rail companies, who have their own businesses to run and their own freight to...

Biden Administration Pledges $6 billion to a Pair of High-Speed Electric Rail Routes in the US West

December 6, 2023

December 6, 2023 | Robert Puentes

The "sweet spot," said Robert Puentes, the president and CEO of Eno Center for Transportation, a nonprofit think tank in...

Getting Back on Track: Intercity Passenger Rail

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Sohail Husain

Wednesday, November 29 - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met to discuss...

A New Wave of Railroad Investments

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 | Sohail Husain

September 29, 2023 - On September 25th, the Biden administration announced a new round of rail infrastructure funding.

More Private Companies are Investing in Passenger Rail — Here’s Why

August 29, 2023

August 29, 2023 | Henry Epp

Back in the day, private companies took passengers on trains all over the United States, all the time, said Robert...

Service Advisory: Amtrak is the climate-friendly option — if extreme weather doesn't disrupt your trip.

May 24, 2023

May 24, 2023 | Michael Gerstein

The “sweet spot,” said Robert Puentes, the president and CEO of Eno Center for Transportation, a nonprofit think tank in...

Celebrating a Visionary with an Update on a New Hudson River Rail Tunnel

May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023 | Philip Plotch

May 12, 2023 - The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center celebrated its 25th anniversary this month with remembrances of a...

House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain

May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023 | Anusha Chitturi

May 12, 2023 - The House T&I Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on May 11...

Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill

May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023 | Jeff Davis

May 12, 2023 - This is a summary of S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, as amended and...