Category: Amtrak/Commuter News
Pres. Trump’s proposal to store nuclear waste could resuscitate Yucca Mountain rail project
President Trump is requesting $120 million in his 2018 budget to restart the licensing process to store nuclear waste under Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. This could also mean a revival for a proposed rail line to the remote site. The project was first proposed in the 1980s b [...]
Senators work to halt Trump’s Amtrak cuts after derailments rise in NYC
WASHINGTON – NewJersey.com reported that U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Melendez wrote to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, calling on committee leadership to secure federal funding for Amtrak and also for the Amtrak Gateway Project – [...]
House seeks funding for transit security in wake of Russia subway attack
After a subway attack in Russia this week, more than 80 representatives asked House appropriators to make sure that the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) will be fully funded. Lawmakers said TSGP could face deep funding cuts under President Trump’s budget. “We [...]
Safety over profit: Act now! Urge Ohio Transportation Committee to support 2-person crew bill!
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The first step in the process to mandate a minimum of two-person freight train crews in Ohio (H.B. 107) occurred Wednesday, March 29, when the Ohio Transportation & Safety Committee held its first hearing on the bill. To make H.B. 107 a law in Ohio, [...]
38 UP freight cars derail in Texas, no injuries reported
MALAKOFF, Texas – inForney.com reported that 38 Union Pacific (UP) freight cars derailed in this small eastern Texas city on Wednesday, March 29. Authorities said that the diesel spill from two ruptured cars was contained and was not a danger to the public or to local w [...]Editorial: ‘Fast trains will not just show up at the station’ by Edward Wytkind, Pres., TTD, AFL-CIO
Click here to read an editorial by Edward Wytkind, President, Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO, on the significance of federal support and investment in high-speed commuter rail. The editorial was posted March 30, 2017, by Medium.com.Mexican company announces deal to acquire Florida East Coast Railway
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The Railway Gazette reported that Grupo México announced that its transportation division – México Transportes (GMXT) – reached an agreement to acquire Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) from Fortress Investment Group. The announcement wa [...]Trump’s budget would end Amtrak’s long-distance service
President Trump’s 2018 proposed budget seeks to cut federal funding for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, which would end coast-to-coast commuter rail services and would kill regional and long-distance services, including the following popular commuter rail r [...]