Posts by William Wallace

(source: Progressive Railroading 08/04/2017) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a final rule for a new pilot program that would seek competitive bids from “eligible petitioners” to replace Amtrak as the operator of up to three long-distance routes. The rules fall under a provision of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act that requires the FRA to implement…

Due to the large call volume from members looking to enroll, we will be providing an open enrollment extension until next Friday, August 11th. Please help us spread the word to your members to call our office at (847) 387-3555 to get enrolled at their earliest convenience.  Thank you for your support and please let me know if…

(source: Progressive Railroading 08/03/2017) Sound Transit today will hold a public hearing to gather feedback on its proposed six-year transit development plan. Under Washington state law, the agency is required to prepare a plan and hold a public meeting, agency officials said in an emailed notice. The plan for 2017 through 2022 outlines Sound Transit’s strategies…

(source: Progressive Railroading June 2017) By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor In early May, the Port of Virginia welcomed the COSCO Development container ship, the largest vessel to call on the U.S. East Coast to date. Over the course of the ship’s 30-plus-hour stop at the Virginia International Gateway terminal, crews loaded and unloaded almost 2,000 containers.…