Workforce
Explainer: 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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IntermodalIntermodal Rail Connections Getting a Boost in Alabama
Mobile, AL — Any recent visitor to the Port of Mobile—Alabama’s only seaport and one that boasts access to nine different freight railroads—would be hard-pressed…
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Funding OpportunitiesNew Grant Aims to Enhance Safety at Rail Crossings
Washington, D.C. — “This is really about the communities,” said Ryan Arbuckle of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) at a recent listening session on the…
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Policy IssuesSTB to Consider Forced Access at March Hearing
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), which oversees the economic regulation of freight railroads, is considering a rule that would mandate reciprocal switching among freight…
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Policy IssuesFive Ways the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Impacts Railroads
Washington, D.C. — President Biden this week signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a momentous, bipartisan bill that will inject $1.2 trillion into…
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AgricultureSenator Tom Carper Tours Delmarva Central Railroad
Environment and Public Works Committee Chair visits Delmarva Central Railroad’s Seaford transload facility and swing bridge in Sussex County. Seaford, Delaware — U.S. Senator Tom…
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InfrastructureExplainer: Railroads and the Supply Chain
“Rail is stepping up, ready to do its part. We've been operating 24/7 for some time. We've got capacity. We want to move freight. So we're…
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Economic ImpactHoward Street Tunnel Expansion to Help Port of Baltimore Double Capacity
Baltimore, MD — This summer the expansion of the Howard Tunnel in Baltimore took another important step forward when it received its final environmental approval,…
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