Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/14/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Batory confirmed as FRA administrator Ron Batory speaking at RailTrends in 2016. Photo – Progressive Railroading The U.S. Senate last night approved President Trump's nomination of Ronald Batory as the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).The Senate also confirmed Raymond…
Posts published in February 2018
The Type 1 vehicles have been operating since the MAX Blue Line began service in 1986. Photo – TriMet's blog The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) this spring will begin the process to replace 26 of its oldest light-rail vehicles.The "Type 1" vehicles have been operating since light-rail service began in 1986. TriMet…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Trump's FY2019 budget would slash Amtrak funding President Donald Trump yesterday proposed a fiscal-year 2019 budget that would cut in half the subsidy for Amtrak passenger-rail service.The proposal is similar to one that the Trump administration called for last year, but…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Schumer calls on USDOT to reconsider sleep apnea rule The senator said a proposal for sleep apnea testing was a "common-sense approach to combating fatigue on our roads and rails." Photo – Schumer's office U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday called…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/12/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Coalition seeks Northeast Corridor funding in Trump's infrastructure plan As President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited infrastructure plan today, a coalition of Northeast business leaders are calling on the president and Congress to provide federal resources to repair and upgrade the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, last weekend. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility for the accident, Amtrak will likely end up paying crash victims' legal claims with public money. Amtrak pays for…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, last weekend. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility for the accident, Amtrak will likely end up paying crash victims' legal claims with public money. Amtrak pays for…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, last weekend. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility for the accident, Amtrak will likely end up paying crash victims' legal claims with public money. Amtrak pays for…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/9/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Short-line tax credit extension included in budget bill The budget bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump early this morning includes a one-year extension of the short-line tax credit known as Section 45G, the American Short Line and Regional…
The company's new line-boring equipment is expected to cut the timeline for engine overhauls and increase efficiency. Photo – CNW Group/Ontario Northland Transportation Commission The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) has obtained new line boring equipment for locomotive overhaul projects.Line boring is a mechanical procedure for overhauling locomotives and other industrial engines. The procedure restores…