Issue / Rail Safety
House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain
May 12, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the rail supply chain...
Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill
May 12, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis is a summary of S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, as amended and ordered reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on May...
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Hearing: Railway Safety Act The Main Focus
Mar 24, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe U.S Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on March 22 to discuss safety issues pertaining to the...
Pete Buttigieg’s presidential Hopes Make Him an Easy Target for Republicans — and his Slow Response in Ohio Gave Them Plenty of Ammo
Mar 01, 2023 | Jeff Davis"Because we've never had a secretary who had national political ambitions before, people are treating him a little more differently...
Buttigieg Bashing Over Response to Ohio Derailment Turns Bipartisan
Feb 24, 2023 | Karen PriceOhio Residents Say It’s ‘Absurd’ to Blame Donald Trump for Train Derailment
Feb 24, 2023 | Karen PriceDerailments aren’t uncommon, but hazmat spills are rare. Here’s what we know.
Feb 24, 2023 | Karen PriceNTSB Issues Initial Report on Ohio Train Derailment
Feb 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its preliminary report on the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight...
DOT Rolls Out IIJA Grade Crossing Grant Program
Jul 01, 2022 | Jeff DavisAfter a weekend that saw multiple train derailments due to accidents with road vehicles at grade crossings, the U.S. Department of...
Schedule Set for Possible National Railroad Strike in Mid-September
Jun 17, 2022 | Jeff DavisU.S. freight railroads and their unions took steps this week to enter the final phase of their latest labor negotiation, setting a...
House Lawmakers Debate Freight Rail Labor and Safety Issues
Jun 17, 2022 | Ethan McLeodThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week held a wide-ranging hearing with railroad regulators, labor leaders,...
As Brightline struggles with deadly accidents, what will future hold for South Florida rail expansion?
Feb 20, 2022 | Paul Lewis“It’s really in everyone’s interest to try to make sure this stops happening as soon as possible,” said Paul Lewis, policy...