Issue / Freight rail
Defense Authorization Bill Contains Transit, Aviation, Maritime Provisions
Jul 27, 2018 | Alexander LaskaJuly 27, 2018 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the final conference report version of the fiscal 2019 National Defense...
Shuster Infrastructure Proposal – July 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThis is the text of the 108-page infrastructure bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by House Transportation and...
Trump Admin. Selects $1.5B in Highway/Freight Funding Grants
Jun 05, 2018 | Jeff DavisJune 5, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation sent Congress a proposed list of 26 projects totaling $1.535 billion under...
Infrastructure Week: Freight in Focus
May 18, 2018 | So Jung KimMay 18, 2018 During Infrastructure Week, two panels featuring freight experts and stakeholders emphasized the multimodal freight...
Eno Staff to Participate in Infrastructure Week Events
May 10, 2018 | Alexander LaskaInfrastructure Week 2018 is next week, May 14-21, and Eno staff will participate in two events on infrastructure resiliency and freight...
Op-Ed: Good Public Policy Drives Freight Rail Investment (Not Public Funding)
Mar 29, 2018 | Amy HawkinsPresident Trump and many in Congress have placed a high priority on infrastructure investment. The Administration’s plan has...
Senate Hearing Examines State and Local Infrastructure Needs
Mar 16, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMarch 16, 2018 On Tuesday, the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and...
$487 Million in TIGER Grants for FY 2017 Announced
Mar 09, 2018 | Jeff DavisMarch 9, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 41 recipients of $487 million in total grant funding for...
USDOT Unveils Ambitious Multimodal Automation Initiative, Automated Vehicles 3.0
Mar 09, 2018 | Greg RogersMarch 9, 2018 Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation publicly announced the next phase of its bold initiative to encourage...
House Panel Pushes Railroads, Regulators on PTC Deadline
Feb 23, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 23, 2018 The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held an oversight hearing on February 15 to...
Amtrak Submits Ambitious $11 Billion Budget Request
Feb 22, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 22, 2018 As part of the regular federal budget process, the Trump Administration on January 12 submitted a budget request...
PTC Implementation: It Could Be Worse. (In Europe, it Is.)
Feb 14, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 14, 2018 Ten days ago, another fatal Amtrak accident occurred in South Carolina, and once again, the National...