Federal Legislation & Regulation

Biden's budget calls for more rail-safety funding; US mayors endorse Railway Safety Act »

KEYWORDS: President Joe Biden, fiscal-year 2024 budget proposal, $1 billion in rail safety investments, Federal Railroad Administration, safety regulations, CRISI grant funding, rail infrastructure, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Railway Safety Act of 2023

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People

Union Pacific names Barr SVP of transportation »

KEYWORDS: Union Pacific Railroad, UP, Brian Barr, SVP of transportation, CSX

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

NTSB investigating fatal Brightline accident at Florida grade crossing »

KEYWORDS: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Feb. 8 fatal crash, Brightline train, SUV, Delray Beach, Florida, grade crossing

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Passenger Rail

OCTA issues RFP for infrastructure study »

KEYWORDS: Orange County Transportation Authority, request for proposals, South Coast Rail Infrastructure Feasibility Study and Alternative Concepts Analysis, San Clemente emergency work, track destabilization, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, Metrolink, BNSF Railway Co.

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People

STB adds Erstad, Kitchin to rail shipper council »

KEYWORDS: Surface Transportation Board, Richard Erstad, Leggett Kitchin, Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council, Hawkins Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway, Martin Oberman

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Rail Industry Trends

VIA Rail Canada, PANYNJ earn DEI recognition »

KEYWORDS: VIA Rail Canada Inc., Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, diversity equity and inclusion, Women in Governance, women in transportation, Transpacific Maritime Conference, Bethann Rooney

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