Issue / Rail Safety

House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain

The 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

This 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

The 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

"Because we've never had a secretary who had national political ambitions before, people are treating him a little more differently...

NTSB Issues Initial Report on Ohio Train Derailment

The 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

After 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

U.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

The 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?

“It’s really in everyone’s interest to try to make sure this stops happening as soon as possible,” said Paul Lewis, policy...

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