Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/15/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB recommends new safety measures following tank car chlorine incident The incident occurred when 178,000 pounds of liquefied compressed chlorine was released over two-and-a-half hours after a DOT-105 tank car sustained a 42-inch crack in its tank shell. Photo – NTSB…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/13/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation ASLRRA: Short-line tax credit bill attracts over 100 co-sponsors The Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy (BRACE) Act (H.R. 510) garnered its 100th co-sponsor in the House as of Feb. 11, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association…
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…
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…