Archive for January 18, 2019
USDOT awards 2018 BUILD grants
A grant will be used to help fund the Coos Bay Rail Line rehab project. Photo – Port of Coos Bay (Source: Progressive Railroading January 2019) By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) last month announced the award of $1.5 billion in 2018 grants through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program to…
Read MoreHouse leader names transportation subcommittee ranking members
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/18/2019) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) yesterday announced the ranking members of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 116th Congress. The ranking members and their subcommittees will be Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials; Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Highways and Transit;…
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