https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/united-states-capitol-1675540_1280-e1498241828742-2.jpg422750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-02-06 06:04:462026-02-06 16:49:21Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 9, 2026
January 30, 2026 – Trump’s suggestion of capping state gas taxes may be idle talk, but if taken seriously it would undercut the user-pay funding model that states rely on for transportation—and could signal trouble ahead for federal surface transportation reauthorization.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pumping-gas-1631634_1280-e1473280958192-2.jpg502750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-30 14:27:242026-02-02 15:23:14Trump Floats Federal Cap on State Gas Tax Rates, Placing Road Funding at Risk
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hudson-tunnel.png645899Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-30 14:26:562026-01-30 14:32:43DOT Freeze Will Stop Construction of Hudson Tunnel February 6
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-100-benjamin-stack-pile-scaled-4.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-30 14:10:272026-01-30 14:20:32Another Brief Shutdown Likely As Congress Struggles to Strip Homeland Bill from Minibus
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/capitol-capital-congress-senate-house-scaled-2.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-29 22:44:292026-01-29 22:44:29Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 2, 2026
January 23, 2026 – On January 16, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the initial merger application of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern because it lacked sufficient market analysis.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UP-NS-route-map.png9491270Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-23 15:00:142026-01-23 15:28:01STB Rejects Rail Merger Application for Lack of Detail; UP/NS to Try Again
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tsa-check-transportation-security-administration-airport.jpg15002000Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2026-01-23 12:26:112026-02-03 12:44:59Final Bill Gives TSA $385M Spending Boost Over Last Year