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Amtrak

FRA directs Amtrak to take up restructuring proposal »

KEYWORDS: Amtrak, organizational restructuring, Rail Passengers Association, Jim Mathews, BLET, Drew Feeley, AASHTO

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Shippers

Rail shipper groups react to Supreme Court tariff decision »

KEYWORDS: U.S. Supreme Court ruling, President Donald Trump, Tariffs, National Association of Manufacturers, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Industrial Transportation League

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

STB rejects petition to remove California rail line from national network »

KEYWORDS: Surface Transportation Board, Mendocino Railway, Mendocino Railway, Great Redwood Trail Agency, 40-mile Fort Bragg–Willits rail corridor, California, Robert Jason Pinoli, rail-to-trail, freight rail, passenger rail

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Labor

BLET, Indiana Rail Road reach tentative pact »

KEYWORDS: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET, Indiana Rail Road, INRD, tentative labor agreement

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Safety

Ohio Central Railroad obtains federal funds for rail crossing upgrades »

KEYWORDS: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Ohio Central Railroad, grade crossing upgrades, safety

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Passenger Rail

DART approves funding compromise with 13 member cities »

KEYWORDS: Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DART, funding, public hearings, financial agreements, Nadine Lee, North Central Texas Council of Governments

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