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House GOP pressured to get moving on roads bill
Transportation advocates are pushing the House to get moving on passing a new long-term highway funding bill as a deadline for the expiration of the spending looms next month. Federal infrastructure funding is currently scheduled to expire Oct. 29, although the transportatio [...]Congress may act on railroads blocking highways
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) — Federal Railroad Administration officials were in Wisconsin Rapids Monday to discuss problems including parked trains blocking roadways for long periods of time. Congressman Ron Kind joined local officials and the Regional Federal Railroa [...]Rail industry seeks to put the brakes on heavier trucks
The rail industry is seeking to put the brakes on proposal to increase the amount of weight that trucks can carry in a bid to protect cargo business that typically goes to trains. The inter-industry squabble has been spurred by an effort in Congress to increase a current lim [...]Inspectors find critical safety defects on CSX tracks
Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday. Four of those defects, all on CS [...]CSX changes executive team after Munoz leaves
Oscar Munoz, CSX Corp.s No. 2 executive, is leaving the Jacksonville-based railroad company to become chief executive officer of United Continental Holdings Inc. Gooden has helped lead CSX’s growth and value pricing efforts. The move is surprising to some analysts, who are as [...]Oil spill funds rise with more oil tanker traffic
On the night of March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez left the Alyeska Pipeline Terminal, carrying more than 1.2 million barrels of crude oil from Alaska’s North Slope. Three hours into its journey to Long Beach, California, the Valdez grounded at Bligh Reef, in Prince Willi [...]