Inadequate Risk Assessments Led to Fatal, South Carolina Train Collision
WASHINGTON (July 23, 2019) — The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday that Amtrak’s and CSX Transportation’s failure to properly assess and mitigate the risk of conducting switching...
View ArticleIf You Believe Todd Rokita is Not Hostile towards Amtrak, We Have a Bridge to...
That was the response former Congressman Todd Rokita gave to lawmakers when they questioned why he repeatedly voted to defund Amtrak, our national passenger rail network, during a Senate Commerce...
View ArticleVideo, B-Roll, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Kicks Off...
Announces Five-Year "GreenFair" Plan to Increase Recycling, End Use of Some Plastics, and Make the Fairgrounds Energy-Independent by 2024.read more
View ArticleU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $272 Million in State...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $272 million in grant funding to 10 rail projects in 10 states. Funding is provided...
View ArticleNJ TRANSIT SUBMITS REVISED FINANCIAL PLAN TO FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION...
NJ TRANSIT SUBMITS REVISED FINANCIAL PLAN TO FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FOR PORTAL NORTH BRIDGE PROJECT Update Reflects Federal Requirements on Plan to Eliminate this Single Point of Failure for...
View ArticleCSX Promotes Safety around Railroad Tracks during National 'Rail Safety Week'
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – September 23, 2019 – CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) is committed to safety, and this week we are partnering with Operation Lifesaver (OLI), the Federal Railroad Administration, other Class 1...
View ArticleStatement from Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton on FTAs Ranking...
Nonetheless, the Department of Transportation has again given a ‘medium-low’ rating to the most urgent infrastructure project in the nation.read more
View ArticleTCU-IAM Members, Lawmakers to Rally Against Outsourcing of Amtrak Call-Center...
U.S. House lawmakers will join TCU-IAM members in Philadelphia on Friday to call action against ongoing outsourcing of Amtrak’s local call center jobs there.read more
View ArticleAn Infrastructure Package Is a Bad Idea
House Democratic leaders suggested that a fourth COVID-19 relief bill should include infrastructure spending, and President Trump voiced his approval in a tweet a couple weeks ago: “It should be VERY...
View ArticleFederal Government to Distribute Nearly 100 Million Cloth Facial Coverings...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal government announced nearly 100 million cloth facial coverings will be sent to the aviation, transit, and passenger rail transportation sectors for passenger use....
View ArticleSierra Club Statement: Its Past Time to Move Forward with the Stalled Gateway...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sierra Club today urged the Senate to take up and pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, as a critical step to improving the nation’s rail and public transit infrastructure.read more
View ArticleRELEASE: A Reform Agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress proposes a new policy agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation that would help stimulate long-term economic recovery and...
View ArticleNTSB Renews Call for Inward-Facing Cameras in Locomotives
The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday once again called for federal railroad regulators to mandate the use of inward- and outward-facing cameras on train locomotives after investigating an...
View ArticleMilan Resident Sentenced to 72 Months in Scheme to Defraud Amtrak, While...
A Milan, Michigan resident was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme to defraud Amtrak and others,...
View Article$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak
Today, Amtrak began accepting claims for monetary compensation for people with mobility disabilities who traveled or wanted to travel from or to one of the 78 stations listed below and encountered...
View ArticleU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.69 Billion for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making more than $1.69 billion available to...
View ArticleTransportation labor joins President Biden to celebrate Amtrak at 50, set...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Greg Regan, president of the 33-union Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), today joined President Joe Biden, labor union leaders, and frontline workers to mark...
View ArticleIAM, Labor Union Coalition, Rail Unions Voice Support for INVEST in America Act
The IAM and a coalition of labor unions sent a letter voicing their support for the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684).read more
View ArticleIAM Calling on Congress for Rail Safety and Job Creation
The Machinists Union is strongly urging Congress to help secure the livelihood of the nearly 40,000 IAM members working in the rail industry by passing the INVEST in America Act. This legislation will...
View ArticleCSX Earns Support from Key New England Passenger Rail Authority
Following the submission of this agreement with the STB, “NNEPRA will file with the STB in support of the approval of the Application,” wrote the association’s executive director Patricia Quinn....
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