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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...

CBO: State-Local Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure Drops for Second Year in a Row

October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis

October 19, 2018 - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has updated its massively useful study of total federal, state and...

NJ Transit “Working Diligently” Toward PTC Deadline, but has Miles to Go

October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018 | Alexander Laska

October 3, 2018 - Three months from the Dec. 31 deadline, New Jersey Transit told the Senate Commerce Committee at...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 2, 2018

September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Wednesday, October 3 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing on positive train control implementation status (witness...

4-Bill "Minibus" Including DOT Appropriations Slips as CR Drama Unfolds

September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018 | Jeff Davis

September 21, 2018 - Hopes that another four-bill package of appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2019, including the Transportation-HUD appropriations...

As PTC Deadline Approaches, Focus Turns to Interoperability

September 14, 2018

September 14, 2018 | Alexander Laska

September 14, 2018 - As the Dec. 31 deadline to fully implement positive train control (PTC) or else qualify for...

Mending or Ending the Highway Trust Fund - the Great Debate of 1978

September 14, 2018

September 14, 2018 | Jeff Davis

The Highway Trust Fund ran out of money 10 years ago this month, but this month is also the 40th...

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Aviation and Amtrak Nominees and USDOT Reporting Bill

September 6, 2018

September 6, 2018 | Alexander Laska

September 5, 2018 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Wednesday two transportation-related nominees and a bill to...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of September 10, 2018

September 6, 2018

September 6, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Thursday, September 13 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee hearing on positive...

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...

Field Hearing on California HSR Addresses Management Controls, Continued Commitment

August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018 | Brianne Eby

August 16, 2018 - On August 9, the House Railroads Subcommittee went to Sacramento for a field hearing on the...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of August 6, 2018

August 3, 2018

August 3, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Thursday, August 9, 2018 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee field hearing...