Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/12/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act enters House Yesterday, U.S. Reps. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.), and U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act (H.R. 1139).The bill would require U.S. transit-rail agencies…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/12/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Denver RTD to implement quiet zones on commuter-rail line next month RTD's University of Colorado A Line transports riders to Denver International Airport. Photo – Shutterstock The Regional Transportation District (RTD) and the city and county of Denver last week received…
CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why the worries of a near-term recession are overblown.The "Mad Money" host also sits down with the CEOs of Hasbro, S&P Global and Norfolk Southern.In the lightning round, Cramer gives the short and long of it for a gene therapy play. Lightning round: The long and short of CRSP In Cramer's…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/8/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Metro-North gains another FRA grant for PTC work The federal grant will help fund communications testing. Photo – Metro-North Railroad MTA Metro-North Railroad yesterday announced it was awarded a grant up to $2.3 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation PTC: Rail Runner receives another grant; FRA holds 'collaborative' session The railroad will use the proceeds to upgrade its Wi-Fi network. Photo – New Mexico Rail Runner Express U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Ben…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/5/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB updates list of most wanted safety improvements Six safety recommendations are repeated from the 2017-18 most wanted list. Photo – Source: NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday unveiled its 2019-20 list of most wanted transportation safety improvements.Launched in…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/4/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB installs Fuchs as vice chairman for 2019 Patrick Fuchs Photo – Patrick Fuchs' LinkedIn page The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has designated Patrick Fuchs as vice chairman. The vice chairmanship rotates among board members each year.Fuchs was sworn in last…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/31/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation ASLRRA holds fly-ins to build BRACE Act support in DC The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) held a fly-in yesterday in Washington, D.C., to garner congressional support for the Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy (BRACE)…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/29/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB: Accident investigation evidence may be lost due to shutdown Robert Sumwalt is chairman of the NTSB. Photo – ntsb.gov The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) resumed normal operations yesterday and began developing plans to address work that could not be…