Issue / Freight rail
FRA Announces $204M in PTC Grants as New Reporting Shows Progress Towards Meeting Deadline
Aug 24, 2018 | Jeff Davis and Alexander LaskaAugust 24, 2018 This week, the Federal Railroad Administration announced the recipients of $203.7 million in fiscal year 2018 grants...
Federal Freight Focus Shifts Inland – and Zeroes In on Complex Policy Questions
Aug 17, 2018 | Alexander LaskaAugust 16, 2018 Five years after labor disputes out West caused operations at 29 ports to grind to a halt, federal focus on freight...
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Port Improvement, Rail Crew Bills, STB Nominee
Aug 01, 2018 | Alexander Laska and So Jung KimAugust 1, 2018 The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved by voice vote today several items including a bill...
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...