Rail safety legislation: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has continued to speak publicly about his desire to move forward the Brown-Vance rail safety bill (S. 576). The bill would need 60 votes to clear a procedural hurdle and be considered on the floor. On the House side, the ASLRRA’s Legislative Policy Committee members and ASLRRA’s Government Affairs team continue to engage with offices to show concern about the Senate measure should it pass the Senate and move to the House – or if the House takes up any of the several safety bills that have been filed since the East Palestine derailment.
Recent News
- Appropriators proposal trims Amtrak fiscal 2025 budget: Analysis
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen National President Eddie Hall introduced The Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024
- NTSB releases final East Palestine report
- Norfolk Southern backs NTSB safety policy recommendations
- Regulators nervous about rail freight decline
- FRA issues NOFO for $1.1 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding
- Chicago transit officials say funding, not restructuring, is key to better service
- Labor Leaders Urge Congress to Oppose Anti-Worker Resolutions in Congressional Review Act
- Rail labor opposes Amtrak request for waiver to deal with ‘loss of shunt’ until testing data is shared
- NTSB to investigate CPKC derailment, UP worker fatality