By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; April 16, 2019 LEGISLATIVE REPORT, APRIL 2019 – Knock,…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; March 7, 2019 Joseph H. Boardman, former Amtrak President and CEO and…
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press, Tri-City Herald; March 4, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project told the…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; March 4, 2019 “HOW SAFE ARE AMERICA’S RAILROADS? Lesley Stahl reports on…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 21, 2019 By now, everybody in the rail management and advocacy…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 19, 2019 For all intents and purposes, California’s high-speed rail project…
A press release from the United States Department of Transportation; February 19, 2019: WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Transportation’s…
By Ryan Stanton, MLive.com; February 15, 2019 ANN ARBOR, MI – The Federal Railroad Administration has raised concerns about the…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 11, 2019 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week announced the award of $56 million…
By Colt Shaw, Staff Writer, PressofAtlanticCity.com; February 5, 2019 For weeks, one of the reasons given for the continued shutdown…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 21, 2019 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) late last week announced a recently…
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story, published yesterday, January 2nd, indicated there were many unfilled presidential appointments because…
By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor; January 2, 2019 “Knock, knock.” Seriously, if you’re awaiting a “Who’s there?”…
By Sam Mintz, Politico Morning Transportation; January 2, 2019 … —All 41 railroads required by law to implement positive train…
By Paul Conley, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures; December 26, 2018 The effects of the partial shutdown…
Deal cues up an AV START Hail Mary By Sam Mintz, With Help From Stephanie Beasley and Brianna Gurciullo; Politico…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 26, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week issued a final safety advisory for…
By Angie Schmitt, Streetsblog USA; November 23, 2018 Rail fans, rejoice. Federal rules no longer bar U.S. passenger rail systems…
A press release from the Federal Railroad Administration; November 20, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal…
A press release from the United States Department of Transportation; November 15, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 29, 2018 The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is expected to issue a final rule…
By David Wren, The Post and Courier; September 24, 2018 A rail yard where cargo boxes moving through the Port…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 14, 2018 Amtrak will seek a deadline extension from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to…
A press release from the Federal Railroad Administration; September 12, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 5, 2018 Two rail unions have filed a joint petition against the Federal Railroad Administration…