House Approves Extension of Surface Transportation Programs and Positive Train Control Deadli
Oct 28, 2015
Washington, DC, Oct 28 The House of Representatives yesterday approved bipartisan legislation that funds and extends the authorization for federal highway and transit programs through November 20th, and that prevents a shutdown of the U.S. rail transportation system...Short-term funding measure includes PTC deadline extension
Oct 28, 2015
HR 1763 is expected to be marked up this week. House GOP leaders late last week unveiled a measure that would extend federal transportation funding for three weeks. The current legislation is set to expire on Thursday. The extension would enable House leaders...IDOT Public Meetings
Oct 14, 2015
Reminder remaining schedule: IDOT Announces Multi-Year Program Public Meetings Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn announced that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is asking the public to participate in meetings being held throughout the...FRA announces new track safety standards following CSX derailment
Oct 11, 2015
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg announced this morning that broken rail was the cause of a CSX Transportation/Plains All American crude-oil train derailment in West Virginia earlier this year. She also announced steps to...Bill introduced to extend PTC deadline
Oct 1, 2015
10/1/2015 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s leadership yesterday introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend the deadline for railroads to implement positive train control (PTC) technology through the end of 2018. The bill would extend...Recent News
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