Rail safety investment brings big payoff in 2008

American railroads again made big safety investments in 2008, and again they paid off in a big way.

H.R. 1 kind to Amtrak, HSR; transit gets nicked

As Congress tinkered last week with final details of the proposed Stimulus Package, some transportation analysts lamented that funding for all rail modes totaled only 2% of the $787 billion plan.