Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Fiery oil train derailment highlights lack of MN rail deal
Fiery oil train derailment highlights lack of MN rail deal By Don Davis Forum News Service POSTED: 05/06/2015 12:01:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: 31 MIN. AGO This photo provided by Curt Bemson shows smoke and fire coming from an oil train that derailed...
House GOP proposes tighter transportation spending in FY2016
4/29/2015 House GOP proposes tighter transportation spending in FY2016 The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal-year 2016 budget proposals for transportation, housing and urban development, which call for cuts to the U.S....
2015 Illinois Workers’ Memorial Day Events
Call 217.544.4014 For More Information On These And Other Legislative Issues Important To Working People - Alton Tuesday, April 28, the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO will hold their annual Workers’ Memorial Day services at the Workers Memorial...
Federal Legislation & Regulation Transport Canada issues haz-mat train directive; BNSF moves first unit train from Aventine ethanol plant in Nebraska
4/24/2015 Federal Legislation & Regulation Transport Canada issues haz-mat train directive; BNSF moves first unit train from Aventine ethanol plant in Nebraska Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt yesterday issued an emergency directive to...
PTC Shorter Extension
4/21/2015 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Sens. Schumer, Blumenthal propose shorter extension of PTC deadline Responding to recent fatal passenger train crashes and crude-oil train derailments, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and...
HR 1763 Two Person Crew
Railroad Unions Advancing Two-Person Crew Legislation To Protect Safety CLEVELAND, April 17 — Continuing a cooperative effort to promote safety in the railroad industry, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the...
Fast Track Slowed
Senators Strike Trade Deal to Let Congress Slow Fast Track. Bloomberg News Bloomberg News reports that, “Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah, the Republican chairman of the Finance Committee that sets trade policy, and Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the panel, drafted...
18th District Congressional Election
Congress Governor Rauner sets preliminary dates for voters to fill vacancy. The post of congressman from Illinois’ 18th congressional district became vacant on Tuesday, March 31. In writs of special election issued on Tuesday, Governor Bruce Rauner set dates of June 8...
Tiger Grants
USDOT: $500 million available for TIGER's seventh round U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced April 2 the availability of $500 million for transportation projects through the seventh round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic...
Amtrak News
INDOT, FRA Reach Deal To Keep Hoosier State Line Running. INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration reached an understanding of the clear lines of accountability for passenger rail safety and accessibility between...