Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Denham: USDOT inspector general to audit California high-speed rail project U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) chairs the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Photo – Congress.gov The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General has agreed to an…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/20/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DART seeks public input on Cotton Belt DEIS Starting today, the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Cotton Belt corridor regional rail project in North Texas is now available for a 45-day public review and comment period, Dallas Area Rapid…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/23/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation USDOT creates BUILD grants to replace TIGER program The deadline for BUILD grant applications is July 19. Photo – USDOT The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Friday announced a new infrastructure project funding program that will supplant the popular Transportation…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Senate commerce committee OKs Fuchs, Schultz for STB seats The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday approved the nominations of Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz as Surface Transportation Board (STB) members.They would serve five-year terms if confirmed by…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/24/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB task force to hold informal meetings on rate review reforms The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday announced its Rate Reform Task Force will begin holding informal meetings with stakeholders next month to discuss ways to reform the board’s rate review…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 4/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Senate commerce committee OKs Fuchs, Schultz for STB seats The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday approved the nominations of Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz as Surface Transportation Board (STB) members.They would serve five-year terms if confirmed by…
Railway supply industry news round-up 27 Apr 2018 British Steel is investing in new plant at Scunthorpe to increase the production of its Zinoco zinc-coated corrosion-free rails, which is due to be commissioned later this year. The premium rails are intended for use in corrosive areas such as coastal lines, wet tunnels or level crossings…
EU funding supports ETCS on LGV Sud Est 26 Apr 2018 FRANCE: The European Union is to provide €117m from the Connecting Europe Facility to support the installation of ETCS Level 2 on LGV Sud-Est between Paris and Lyon, under a financing agreement signed on April 25 at the TEN-T Days conference in Ljubljana, attended…
(Recasts leads, adds analyst comment) OTTAWA, April 5 (Reuters) - Canada's trade deficit in February jumped to C$2.69 billion ($2.10 billion) from C$1.94 billion in January as rail transport problems slashed exports of wheat and canola, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. The deficit was larger than the C$2.00 billion shortfall predicted by analysts in a…
(Adds context, comment from statement) MONTREAL, April 6 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday voted to authorize a strike action that could have the 3,000 workers walk off the job as early as April 21, Teamsters Canada said in a statement. The workers, whose collective agreement expired late last year,…