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Miscellaneous

Manufacturing Groups Urge Congress to Stop Pending Rail Strike

September 14, 2022 The Center Square
Manufacturing and business groups from eight Midwestern states sent a letter to Capitol Hill on Tuesday urging congressional action, if necessary, to stop a possible rail strike that could stress an already struggling supply chain.

Commuter Rail

Metra to Suspend Some Lines if Freight Rail Workers Strike

September 14, 2022 The Center Square
Metra will suspend service on some suburban commuter rail lines beginning Thursday night if freight rail workers go on strike.

BNSF

Impending Rail Strike Estimated to Cost U.S. Economy $2B a Day

September 14, 2022 The Center Square
Billions in economic losses and disruptions to everyday lives of Americans loom with a potential U.S. freight rails strike at the end of the week.

Amtrak

Some Push for Amtrak Expansion as it Struggles With Low Ridership, Worker Shortages, Deficits

September 13, 2022 The Center Square
With billions of dollars Congress set aside in last year’s infrastructure bill, some lawmakers would like to see Amtrak restore and expand routes.

Commuter Rail

Hochul Leans on Feds for Rising Costs of Gateway Tunnel

September 7, 2022 The Center Square
Rather than try to downplay reports that costs for the Gateway Tunnel project are going up, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul leaned into it Tuesday.

Amtrak

Lawmakers Raise Alarm About Amtrak Potentially Being Used for Illegal Immigrants to Cross Border

August 17, 2022 The Center Square
Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer-subsidized Amtrak may be used to transfer illegal immigrants across the border.

FRA

Rail Industry: New Proposed Rulemaking for Rail Regulation has no ‘Plausible Safety Justification’

August 10, 2022 The Center Square
A new proposed rule change to expand railroad regulations without any safety justification “prioritizes politics over sound, data-driven safety policy,” industry experts argue.

Amtrak

Authorities Board Gives OK to Penn Station Funding, Also Voices Caution

July 28, 2022 The Center Square
A key New York board gave its initial authorization Wednesday to a plan for funding the Penn Station redevelopment proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week.

Commuter Rail

Capital Investments, Staffing Get Boost in New Jersey Transit System

July 26, 2022 The Center Square
Directors for the board of the New Jersey transit system are pushing $2.64 billion into the coming year’s capital investments, and $10.1 million into additional operational staffing.

Commuter Rail

70 CTA Employees Made More Than $200,000 in 2021

July 20, 2022 The Center Square
A transit employee in Chicago made more than $300,000 in 2021, making him the highest-paid employee for the system.

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