Issue / Railroads
Railroads have been a vital aspect of the transportation system for nearly 200 years. Moving both passengers and freight, railroads offer high capacity and efficient transportation options. Freight railroads in the United States are mostly owned by private companies, who maintain and operate their system using wholly private revenues. Passenger systems, whether through Amtrak or various commuter railroads, require public assistance and either operate on their own track or pay to use freight railroad-own track.
House’s FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations Bill Cuts Discretionary Spending, Freezes Major HTF Accounts; Bans Some Cuba Travel
Apr 28, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 28, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee released the full text of the proposed Transportation-Housing appropriations bill...
Virginia’s Commitment to Transit Funding Creates a Wealth of New Projects Benefiting the Commonwealth
Apr 19, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONVirginia has a long history of commitment to mass transit. The Washington, D.C. region's Metro system, the result of a 1967 interstate...
Funding for freight can be a critical element for the next transportation bill
Feb 19, 2015 | Paul LewisThe United States currently lacks a comprehensive national freight policy. Over the past several years, there has been extensive...
2015: Year of Opportunity for Federal Transportation Policy?
Dec 25, 2014 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONAs we look back on 2014, it is hard to draw many positive conclusions about recent progress on federal transportation policy. Congress...
Overview of Final FY 2015 USDOT Appropriations
Dec 09, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 9, 2014 – 9:05 p.m. Initial overview. The omnibus package will take the form of a House amendment to the Senate...
Congress Returns For Hectic Final Session
Dec 02, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 2, 2014 – 11:00 A.M. As Congress returns from the Thanksgiving recess to face what is supposed to be the last two weeks...
Devolving Surface Transportation Infrastructure Responsibilities to the States: What’s Past is Prologue
Oct 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY ERIC PETERSON Transportation Consultant During the 1919 transcontinental convoy, west of Grand Island, Nebraska, soldiers...
Improving Transportation Performance: Time to Focus on Operations
Sep 25, 2014 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONCongress has been able to accomplish very little this year, but one thing they agreed they needed to do was avoid insolvency in the...
Crude Oil by Rail: The Industry is Changing
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY STEVEN R. DITMEYER Adjunct Professor of Railway Management, Michigan State University An old adage says the railroad industry is...
Infrastructure in the United States: The Dangers of Living Below Our Means
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY LESLIE BLAKEY President & Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways & Trade Corridors Infrastructure was at...
California: Helping Themselves to a Brighter Future
Mar 24, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY KYLE MOTYCKA Business Development and Proposal Manager - Rail Veolia Transportation Maintenance & Infrastructure,...
America’s Infrastructure Crisis Isn’t Overstated
Mar 24, 2014 | Carter TempletonBY BRIAN PALLASCH Managing Director of Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives American Society of Civil...