Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Metra Hires Financial Firm
Metra hires firm for $12.6M to pull its financial systems out of the Stone Age Posted: 03/25/2015, 10:22pm | Rosalind Rossi "This may not be one of the sexiest issues Metra has to deal with," board Chairman Martin Oberman (pictured in April 2014) said Wednesday, but...
Oppose PTC Extension
BLET Urges Senators To Oppose Positive Train Control Extension (CLEVELAND) March 25 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced that it strongly opposes S. 650, the Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act, which is expected...
AMTRAK Midwest News
Illinois congressmen call for full funding of mass transit, passenger rail. Illinois congressmen called for full funding for mass transit and passenger rail in a letter to a transportation subcommittee Monday. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat and the only member...
House Dems file $1B rail safety bill
House Dems file $1B rail safety bill Getty Images By Keith Laing - 03/19/15 10:58 AM EDT A group of House Democrats is calling for Congress to spend $1 billion over the next five years on boosting the safety of U.S. commuter railways after a string of recent...
Amtrak
Dem senator opposes provision in House Amtrak bill. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is vowing to stop a proposal in the $7.8 billion Amtrak funding bill that was approved by the House last week that he says would result in high-speed trains skipping stations in his...
Amtrak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2015 Contact: David Jakubiak, (312) 795-3713 or djakubiak@elpc.org SCOTUS: Amtrak Has Legal Authority to Set On-Time Performance Standards WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today affirming Amtrak’s power...
Washington state cites crude-by-rail safety measures
Rail News: Safety Washington state cites crude-by-rail safety measures The Washington State Department of Ecology on Monday released the results of itsMarine and Rail Oil Transportation Study, which details the potential risks of oil transportation, as well as various...
House Passes Amtrak Reform Bill
PRESS RELEASE House Passes Amtrak Reform Bill For Immediate Release: March 04, 2015 Contact: Jim Billimoria, Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 Washington, DC - The House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan bill that improves the Nation’s passenger...
Rauner budget would cut Amtrak trains as ridership is climbing
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's proposed state budget would cut 40 percent from Illinois' funding for Amtrak trains during a time when ridership has been climbing. Passenger numbers and ticket revenue have grown during the past five years. The Lincoln Service train...
Locomotive Engineer critically injured in Metrolink derailment
CLEVELAND, February 25 — The BLET Safety Task Force has been dispatched to assist the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with the investigation of a collision involving a Metrolink passenger train and a motor vehicle in Oxnard, Calif. The accident...