Railroads have been a vital presence in American transportation for nearly 200 years moving both passengers and freight efficiently and effectively. Freight railroads in the United States are mostly owned by private companies, who maintain and operate their own networks. 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-owned track.
July 20, 2017 - Amtrak submitted its fiscal 2018 budget request to Congress on May 31, but did not get...
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Amtrak's financial plan for FY 2017-2021 - original version with what appear to be massive spreadsheet errors in the per-route...
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July 13, 2017 - President Trump on July 11 nominated career railroad executive Ronald Batory to be Administrator of the...
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July 11, 2017 – 8:45 a.m. Yesterday evening, the House Appropriations Committee released the draft appropriations bill for the Departments...
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July 13, 2017 - The House Subcommittee on Transportation-Housing appropriations on July 11 approved a draft bill providing $18.8 billion...
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July 7, 2017- The U.S. Department of Transportation withdrew from formal participation in the Gateway Development Program as a new...
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July 7, 2017 - On June 29th, 2017 around 700 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees hit the stations...
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Safer Railroading: A Guide Toward Targeted Safety Policy
Railroads are among the safest modes of transportation for workers, riders, and the public. Strong federal standards for railroad track and operations, technological investments like positive train control, and communities’ infrastructure improvements have yielded significant gains. But most of these gains have plateaued and in some cases safety trends are moving in the wrong direction. A new strategy and framework is needed to address the most significant safety issues facing railroads. This report explores trends in railroad safety data and actionable recommendations for federal, state, local, and private sector actors to make a demonstrable improvement in railroad safety.