Archive for June 2020
Rail suppliers raise concerns about INVEST Act
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/23/2020) Two rail supplier groups last week announced mixed reactions to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s (T&I) multiyear surface transportation legislation known as the INVEST in America Act. Both the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) and the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) expressed support for the committee taking up a surface transportation package, especially with…
Read MoreClass I workforce continued to shrink in May
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/23/2020) Class Is employed 118,880 employees as of mid-May, down 4.46 percent percent from April and down 16.84 percent from May 2019 levels, according to Surface Transportation Board data. All six employment categories logged month-to-month decreases. They were: transportation (train and engine), down 10.27 percent to 43,660 employees; maintenance of equipment and stores, down…
Read MoreRail groups gear up for infrastructure bill fight
(Source: Freight Waves, June 22, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Rail groups are considering their next steps as a major, multi-billion dollar infrastructure bill becomes part of a wider trillion-dollar package that also addresses education, housing and renewable energy infrastructure. Full story: Freight Waves Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Read MoreThe Invest in America Act prioritizes the needs of transportation system, frontline workers
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, June 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement applauding passage of the INVEST in America Act: “We applaud the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for putting the needs of working families first by passing the INVEST in…
Read MoreDOT releases final rule for transport of LNG by rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), issued a final rule authorizing the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. Specifically, the rule will…
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