The Supreme Court has recently reshaped one of the fundamental pillars of administrative law—the Chevron doctrine, under which agencies received a level of deference in interpreting ambiguous statutes. This sea change in
On July 23, the Rail Subcommittee of the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee convened a hearing, “Examining the State of Rail Safety in the Aftermath of the Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,” the
We heavily scrutinize operating metrics during, and on the back of, the four major public holidays during the year (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving) due to the beneficial network
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 was a sad day on Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. It was the last day of service for the Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) streetcars that had run for so
The Class I railroads set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the past 5-10 years, but a review of recent data shows mixed progress at best. Two of these
Local training in Memphis—and across CN’s network—focuses on emergency preparedness.
NEWS ITEM: Robert E. Primus, named by President Biden in May to succeed Martin J. Oberman as Surface Transportation Board (STB) chairperson, last week scheduled a public hearing in Washington for Sept.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) have sent identical letters to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,
On July 9, MARS (Midwest Association of Rail Shippers) celebrated its 100th anniversary with its Annual Summer Meeting at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The conference opened with remarks
Frank N. Wilner’s Watching Washington article on the infighting between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) offers a stark reminder of our industry’s perennial struggles.