Posts by William Wallace

(Source: BNSF Railway press release, January 31, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — Today, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced its 2018 capital investment plan of $3.3 billion. This year’s capital plan reflects BNSF’s continued focus on maintaining its network as well as expansion projects aimed at meeting customer demands. “Every year we work to ensure our capital…

(Source: CBS News, January 31, 2018) CROZET, Va. — A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a retreat hit a garbage truck on the tracks west of Washington just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, leaving one person killed. The lawmakers were traveling with their families en route to a luxury resort in West…

(Source: Lexology, January 31, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has been 14 years since the 9/11 Commission Report was issued, in which many recommendations were made to improve security in the U.S. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has still not yet implemented three of these recommendations, although it has been reported that the TSA will…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 1 — On January 30, 2018, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) introduced S. 2360, a bill that would mandate a minimum crew size for freight trains in the United States. The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It has immediately garnered four Senate co-sponsors: Senator…