Issues & Modes / Railroads
Senate Deciding Whether To Take Up Highway Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 22, 2015 At this hour (late Wednesday afternoon), the Senate is waiting to hold a “re-vote” on a procedural motion to take...
Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 28, 2015 Earlier today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on freight rail...
CBO Baseline For Overall Transportation Spending
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 28, 2015 The primary users of the baseline data from this week’s Congressional Budget Office baseline are the House and...
Lessons Learned from TIGER Discretionary Grant Program
Sep 09, 2015Lessons Learned from the TIGER Discretionary Grant Program looks at key players involved in the creation and sustaining of the program...
Administration Proposes Revised 6-Year, $478 Billion GROW AMERICA Surface Reauthorization
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisFebruary 4, 2015 President Obama proposed a six-year, $478.3 billion surface transportation spending plan as part of his fiscal 2016...
President Submits $94.7 Billion FY16 USDOT Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisFebruary 4, 2015 The budget request for fiscal 2016 for much of the Department of Transportation is hard to separate from the...
Commerce Hearing Addresses Transpo Network Performance Issues
Sep 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 4, 2015 Last week on January 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation’s Subcommittee on...
Reps. Hahn, Poe Re-Introduce Freight Fund Legislation
Sep 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 19, 2015 Last July, while many transportation enthusiasts were closely watching the unfolding drama of...
House T&I Easily Approves Passenger Rail Reauthorization Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 19, 2015 The House of Representatives’ bipartisan passenger rail reauthorization bill (H.R. 749) easily passed through...
Foxx Testifies At House T&I On Need For GROW AMERICA Act
Sep 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 11, 2015 This morning, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on surface transportation...
New FRA Report Details PTC Implementation Woes
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisAugust 12, 2015 Last Friday afternoon, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) submitted a report to Congress detailing the...
House Passes Compromise FY15 Homeland Approps. Bill With Veto-Bait Immigration Riders
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 The House of Representatives earlier today passed a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal...
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.