Tag: railway

More than $2.4 billion will be allocated for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.

The administration will dedicate $8.2 billion in new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 to deliver world-class high-speed rail and launch new passenger rail corridors.

"Norfolk Southern's environmental disaster is the latest in a long string of corporate malfeasance committed right under the secretary's nose... Corporations do not respect Buttigieg as a regulator."

"The PSR-driven carriers, driven to cut costs and crew time by any means necessary, cut corners and leave crews and the public at risk."

The rail industry can thank Congress and the president for helping it secure $321 million in annual profits at the expense of workers.

As the U.S. grapples with a potential boom in moving fracked natural gas-turned-LNG across this country using long, heavy unit trains, it seems like a question the FRA should be examining.

Their plans – to bring it back to Edens and the Milwaukee Bucks – are not yet a slam dunk.