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T&I Hearing Looks at Expanded Intercity Passenger Rail

December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021 | Brianne Eby

December 10, 2021 - On Thursday, December 9, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee held...

Op-Ed: Recognizing the Reasons for Railroad Deaths

October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021 | Paul Lewis, Robert Puentes

October 8, 2021 - While we do not yet know the precise cause of the recent Amtrak derailment in Montana,...

Safer Railroading: A Guide Toward Targeted Safety Policy

September 29, 2021

September 29, 2021 | Paul Lewis

Railroads are among the safest modes of transportation for workers, riders, and the public. Strong federal standards for railroad track...

Guest Op-Ed: House Transportation Bill Incomplete on U.S. Rail Policy

June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021 | Ian Jefferies

June 18, 2021 - The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently passed a large-scale surface transportation bill, and it is...

Here’s how the GOP infrastructure plan stacks up against Biden’s transportation plans

April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis examined what Biden and Senate Republicans are proposing to spend on roads, transit, rail, airports and safety programs...

White House plan calls for large expansion of federal government’s role in transportation

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021 | Jeff Davis

The Biden administration is calling for $365 billion in highway spending, $189 billion for transit and $94 billion for rail...

CP-KCS Merger Would Create Canada-US-Mexico Unified Railroad

March 25, 2021

March 25, 2021 | Jeff Davis

March 25, 2021 - In what seems like the last, unfinished piece of 1990s railroad merger mania, Canadian Pacific and...

December 1957 White House Meeting With Railroads

September 12, 2020

September 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis

This PDF file contains two documents relating to a December 5, 1957 meeting at the White House between senior Eisenhower...

1955 "Weeks Report" - Revision of Federal Transportation Policy

August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis

This is the version of the "Weeks Report" of the President's Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organization, as released...

Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955

August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis

This 12-page PDF document contains items relating to the Cabinet Meeting of January 28, 1955, which considered a draft Special...

1958 Eisenhower Administration Statement of Railroad Policy

August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020 | Jeff Davis

Details of the March 1958 Cabinet meeting that finalized Eisenhower Administration railroad policy.

White House Submits Sixth Amtrak Board Nomination as Senate Prepares to Move Rail Nominees

July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis

July 31, 2020 - The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing next week that could result in up to...