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DHS announces anti-terrorism grant opportunities

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DHS announces anti-terrorism grant opportunities The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced the availability of $1.6 billion in grant funding for programs used to help prevent acts of terrorism.The grant programs provide funding to several categories of entities,…

NTSB slates two-day hearing on fatal Amtrak crashes

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB slates two-day hearing on fatal Amtrak crashes The Amtrak Cascades train derailed on Dec. 18 in Dupont, Washington. Photo – Washington State Patrol The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing July 10-11 on two recent Amtrak…

CN to acquire 1,000 new hopper cars

Photo – cn.ca CN plans to acquire 1,000 new generation high-cube grain hopper cars over the next two years, the Class I announced today.The investment is aimed at rejuvenating aging equipment needed to serve increasing annual crop yields, CN officials said in a press release. The new jumbo hopper cars will have 5,431 cubic feet…