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President Donald Trump’s administration is touting a crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver’s license schools and unsafe truck drivers, but a Rockford trucking executive says federal officials are addressing the symptoms of a much larger problem.

Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has received its first next-generation railcar as part of a $435 million investment to replace its aging fleet.