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Posts published in “Day: January 23, 2019”

DeFazio to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DeFazio to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) Photo – DeFazio's office U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) last week was elected chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 116th Congress. DeFazio had been…

Rhode Island business park awarded grant for freight-rail project

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/11/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Rhode Island business park awarded grant for freight-rail project Rail-car volume in the Quonset Business Park has tripled since 2007. Photo – Quonset Development Corp. A $3 million federal grant has been awarded to help support Quonset Development Corp.'s (QDC) freight-rail…

CP ‘takes exception’ to government probe into Vancouver rail service issues

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/15/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation CP 'takes exception' to government probe into Vancouver rail service issues Canadian Pacific executives are taking issue with a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) plan to include the Class I in a far-reaching investigation into possible freight-rail service problems in the Vancouver,…

Congress names transportation committee leaders

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/14/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Congress names transportation committee leaders The U.S. House and Senate have established their committee and subcommittee leadership for the 116th Congress, including those related to transportation.In the House, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) will serve as the ranking member of the…

House leader names transportation subcommittee ranking members

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/18/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House leader names transportation subcommittee ranking members House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) yesterday announced the ranking members of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 116th Congress. The ranking members and their subcommittees will be Rep. Rick…