Issue / Rail
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...
Texas Central HSR Project Wins Eminent Domain Case
Jun 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Texas Supreme Court on June 24 ruled, in a 5 to 3 opinion, that the private Texas Central high-speed rail project from Dallas to...
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,...
FRA Establishes CIG-Like “Pipeline” for Intercity Rail Corridors
May 20, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration published a notice establishing a program to provide periodic evaluation of potential...
Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Hearing Previews Future Rulings
May 13, 2022 | Paul LewisExacerbated by supply chain bottlenecks and workforce woes, members of Congress expressed their concern with the recent performance of...
New Amtrak Nominees May Overbalance Board Towards Northeast Corridor
May 06, 2022 | Jeff DavisWhen the White House announced a slate of new nominees for the Amtrak Board of Directors at 3 p.m. last Friday, it was not clear who...
Biden to Nominate 5 Amtrak Board Members
Apr 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn a 3 p.m. Friday afternoon announcement, the White House sent out a news release stating that President Biden intends to nominate...
Austin’s Project Connect: Independent Review of Governance and Leadership
Apr 22, 2022 | Paul Lewis, Romic Aevaz and Robert PuentesWith the passage of Proposition A in 2020, Austin voters gave their approval to an ambitious, far-reaching vision for the region's...
Amtrak’s FY23 Budget Adheres to IIJA Authorizations
Apr 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisAmtrak has released its own request for federal appropriations for fiscal year 2023, separate from the request submitted on Amtrak's...
Amtrak Concedes Perpetual $1 Billion/Year Operating Losses
Apr 21, 2022 | Jeff DavisWhat a difference two years makes. In fiscal 2019, Amtrak only lost $29 million on operations, and the budget estimates submitted to...
Guest Op-Ed: Fast Trains for All
Apr 01, 2022 | Paige MalottIn the U.S., the Pacific Northwest has reached a tipping point where expanding its mobility choices to include high speed rail is...