Issues & Modes / Railroads
July 30, 2015 9:52 a.m. – House and Senate Almost Over DRIVE
Jul 30, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 30, 2015 The Senate today is expected to pass both short-term and longer-term surface transportation legislation that will lay...
Senators Introduce Amtrak Bill; Homeland Funding and STB Reauthorization Advance
Jun 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 19, 2015 Since yesterday morning’s regular issue of Eno Transportation Weekly came out, three important things have...
What Does the Amtrak Incident Tell Us About How We Can Improve Safety?
Jun 01, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONWe still do not know the cause of the Amtrak crash that killed 8 people and injured 200. But this has not stopped people from...
1978 White House Strategy Memo on Trucking and Rail Deregulation Proposals
May 13, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONMay 13, 2015 Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on the 35th anniversary of the Staggers Rail...
1975 White House Freight Rail Assistance Decision Memo
May 08, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONMay 8, 2015 This week’s ETW Document of the Week is from 40 years ago - the briefing papers prepared for President Ford in late...
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...
White House Transmits New GROW AMERICA Bill to Congress
Mar 30, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 30, 2015 Today, the Obama Administration transmitted the 2015 version of its GROW AMERICA surface transportation reauthorization...
1977 President Carter Handwritten Note to Sec. Adams Opposing New Subway Systems
Mar 24, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONMarch 24, 2015 This week’s ETW Document of the Week first came to light this week in 1977, when President Carter sent a...
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...
FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Up For House Vote Today
Dec 11, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 11, 2014 – 8:45 A.M. Omnibus. House leaders are proceeding on the omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 83) as if they...
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.