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STB sets hearings on three major issues

November 15, 2021

(Source: Trains Magazine, November 12, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled hearings on three major issues: the CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways; Amtrak’s bid to operate trains between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., and its reciprocal switching proposal. Full story: Trains Magazine Monday, November 15, 2021

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Railroads’ use of long trains to go under the microscope

November 15, 2021

(Source: Trains Magazine, November 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill President Biden is slated to sign into law today (Monday, Nov. 15) contains funding for a study of Class I railroads’ use of ever-longer trains and their impact on safety, grade crossings, freight and passenger service, and the environment. The measure…

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U.S. Class Is react to new OSHA policy on Biden’s vaccine mandate

November 8, 2021

(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/05/2021) By Julie Sneider, senior associate editor U.S. Class Is are evaluating the impact of the Biden administration’s executive order calling for businesses with more than 100 employees and those that are federal contractors to enforce a COVID-19 vaccination policy. At least two Class Is have already implemented a vaccination mandate. Yesterday, the…

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Rail industry applauds ‘historic’ funding levels in infrastructure bill

November 8, 2021

(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/08/2021) Railroads praised the House of Representatives’ passage late last week of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes full five-year surface transportation reauthorization. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes $66 billion for railways, $39 billion for public transit and $17 billion for ports and waterways. “As we continue to…

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