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Wishing you and your family a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend

    Memorial Day honors the great warriors of America who gave their lives for the country. On this day, I would like to salute our heroes for their service and the sacrifice they’ve made for our freedoms.  I would also like to wish you and your family a...

Metra breaks ground on Romeoville station

Metra Executive Director and CEO Don Orseno (at far right) joined local officials for the groundbreaking ceremony. Photo – Village of Romeoville Metra yesterday broke ground on a new Heritage Corridor Line station in Romeoville, Ill. The station will be the first new...

BLET VP Tolman testifies for rail infrastructure investment

SHARE NEWS FLASH INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 26 — The need for proper infrastructure funding was a key point for Vice President and National Legislative Representative John P. Tolman as he delivered testimony on behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and...

Where’s The Money?

Trump’s top budget aide, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, acknowledged the dissonance while discussing the budget outline. “People might say, ‘Well, goodness gracious, that doesn’t line up with what the president said about a commitment to...