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Another multimillion dollar jury verdict against Amtrak stemming from 2017 Dupont accident
Washington officials lay out case for “game-changing” bullet train linking Vancouver, Seattle, Portland
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,”…
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