Rail industry marks 45th anniversary of Staggers Act
Rail industry marks 45th anniversary of Staggers Act Today marks 45 years since President Jimmy Carter signed the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, which saved the freight-rail industry from near total collapse. By 1980, the railroad industry was on the brink of collapse...
Lawmakers ‘ready to move’ on transit reform, but funding agreement remains elusive
Lawmakers ‘ready to move’ on transit reform, but funding agreement remains elusive Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield next week hoping to resolve a major unchecked box from the spring: Keep the trains in Chicago running. As the spring legislative session...
BNSF: UP+NS ‘Costly, Unnecessary, Anti-Competitive, Bad for the U.S. Economy’
BNSF: UP+NS ‘Costly, Unnecessary, Anti-Competitive, Bad for the U.S. Economy’ Following Warren Buffett’s pronouncement that Berkshire Hathaway, parent company of BNSF Railway, is not interested in merging with CSX (a development that contributed to CSX President and...
Primus challenges his dismissal from the Surface Transportation Board
Primus challenges his dismissal from the Surface Transportation Board WASHINGTON — Robert E. Primus filed a federal lawsuit today challenging his dismissal from the Surface Transportation Board. President Donald Trump fired Primus on Aug. 27 without giving a reason...
CN and CSX tout railroad collaboration
CN and CSX tout railroad collaboration LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Canadian National and CSX executives today touted cooperation — not combination — as the best way to convert freight from highway to rail. While Union Pacific has proposed an $85 billion acquisition of...
Norfolk Southern rolls out automated system to measure track conditions
Norfolk Southern rolls out automated system to measure track conditions Norfolk Southern Railway recently developed and rolled out its new automated track geometry measurement system (ATGMS), the Class I announced yesterday on social media. The ATGMS uses NS...
Rail Customer Coalition warns regulators of potential impacts of UP-NS merger
Rail Customer Coalition warns regulators of potential impacts of UP-NS merger WASHINGTON — The Rail Customer Coalition, which represents the manufacturing, agriculture, and energy industries, has told federal regulators that Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of...
Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret
Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secre CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis,...
CTA budget crisis eased by $74M from Metra, Pace
CTA budget crisis eased by $74M from Metra, Pace CHICAGO - The Chicago Transit Authority avoided immediate service cuts and fare hikes Thursday after regional transportation officials approved a plan to shift suburban transit funds to help cover the city agency’s...
Trump is trying to fire a railroad regulator who protects Iowa interests
Robert Primus has proven himself a good man who has refused to be bought and has consistently used his power as a public servant to stand on the side of everyday Iowans and Americans.