Funding Opportunities
Inaugural Grants to Address 400 Rail Crossings
Washington, D.C. — More than 400 at-grade crossings across 32 states will be addressed in the inaugural funding round of the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE)…
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RegulationOp-ed: Don’t let needless regulation slow down rail commerce
Dallas, TX — Chris Wallace, president and CEO of the North Texas Commission, discusses rail safety policy in a May 31 op-ed for the Dallas…
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SafetyRailroads Make New Safety Commitments
Washington, DC — Rail safety is at the political and public forefront following the East Palestine derailment in February. For railroads, safety is always top…
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Economic ImpactSecond International Rail Bridge to Keep Laredo Bustling
Houston, TX — With a network stretching across North America, freight rail has long been a crucial connector for American international trade. Indeed, roughly half…
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WorkforceLabor Negotiations Update: Rail Shutdown Still Possible
Washington, D.C. — As labor negotiations were reaching an inflection point in August, we brought you an explainer piece breaking down what was happening and…
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PortsInland Ports: Key Freight Rail Partners
Carson City, NV — Ports have always been more than simply locations where ships are loaded and unloaded. They are places where shipments and containers…
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SafetyRail Safety Myths Debunked
Washington, D.C. — Today marks the start of Rail Safety Week 2022 (Sept. 19-25), a national event to raise awareness about safety near railroad tracks.…
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WorkforceExplainer: Where Rail Labor Negotiations Stand
Washington, D.C. — You may have seen news reports on rail labor negotiations—and most recently the announcement of recommendations from the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB)…
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Innovation and TechnologyExplainer: Automated Track Inspections
Washington, D.C. — Automated Track Inspection (ATI) technologies enable railroads to inspect hundreds of thousands of track miles each year, and to do it with…
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Funding OpportunitiesGoRail Commends FRA on Release of Railroad Crossing NOFO
Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) officially released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program, a newly created grant…
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