Archive for November 2019
AAR: 45 straight weeks of U.S. traffic downturn
USDOT announces $900 million in FY2019 BUILD grant awards
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/13/19) U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $900 million in federal grants will be awarded to 55 surface transportation infrastructure projects in 35 states under the fiscal-year 2019 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The grants were awarded on a competitive basis to projects with a significant…
Read MoreAAR: STB’s proposed rate review rule is ‘unlawful’
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/13/19) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) yesterday called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to withdraw its “fatally flawed” proposed rate review rule. In comments filed with the board, AAR officials said the proposed rule is unlawful. “The STB’s Final Offer Rate Review proposed rule is fatally flawed and exceeds the agency’s authority in determining rate reasonableness,”…
Read MoreUnions criticize PSR, high rate of furloughs in the rail industry
BUILD grant to help fund rail transload facility near Spokane airport
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/11/19) The Spokane International Airport Board in Washington will receive an $11.3 million federal grant for a project to develop vacant land into a freight hub connecting rail and road infrastructure, U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced late last week. The grant will be awarded under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
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