Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/11/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation BUILD grants pegged for additional rail-related projects The Oklahoma port will use the BUILD grant to upgrade its rail system. Photo – Port of Muskogee Federal officials have announced additional Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants over the past…
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* Long-distance rail traffic suspended until 0800 GMT * Regional rail traffic also impacted * Deutsche Bahn asks union to resume wage talks (Adds details on regional traffic, Deutsche Bahn spokesman) BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Rail workers in Germany staged a four-hour strike over pay on Monday morning, bringing long-distance rail traffic to a…
* Rush-hour strike affected long-distance trains * EVG union, Bahn could meet on Tuesday * Deutsche Bahn wants to hire more workers (Releads with possible talks, adds details) BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) - German rail workers staged a four-hour stoppage on Monday but their union said it would now pursue talks with operator Deutsche Bahn…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/7/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation BUILD grants on way for rail work in five states A bridge on the Coos Bay Line. Photo – Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Politicians, government agencies and organizations made dozens of announcements yesterday about 2018 Better Utilizing Investments to…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/29/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FTA to provide FY2018 capital grants for four transit-rail projects A maps shows the planned 2.6-mile Purple Line Section 3 project, a heavy rail extension. Photo – LA Metro The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) yesterday announced $281 million in additional fiscal-year…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/19/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Congress creates new cybersecurity agency Christopher Krebs is the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruture Security Agency (CISA). Photo – Chris Krebs' Twitter account Congress last week passed legislation creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/14/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House rail subcommittee's Denham ousted in re-election bid U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) Photo – Congress.gov U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), a longtime critic of California's high-speed rail project, was defeated for re-election to a fifth term in Congress by first-time…
(Repeats to additional subscribers) CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport. Congested pipelines have stranded much of Canada's crude in Alberta, driving discounts to record-high…
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Canada's biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport. Congested pipelines have stranded much of Canada's crude in Alberta, driving discounts to record-high levels. Canadian heavy crude…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/9/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation U.S. Rep. Loebsack visits Sivyer Steel for post-bankruptcy update U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (center) met with Sivyer officials to discuss the firm's progress since it was bought out of bankruptcy proceedings. Photo – Sivyer Steel Corp. U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa)…