Ohio Town Not Eligible for Disaster Assistance

Administration turns down a request for aid after the toxic train derailment.  After the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3 and…

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EPA Investigating Pollution Levels After Train Derailment 

Toxins have killed livestock and fish.  A Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed outside of Palestine, Ohio, en route to Pennsylvania on February 3. According to authorities, the train…

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Anti-Human Trafficking Strategies Awarded by DOT

The top three winning proposals are from Colorado, Texas, and Washington state. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently announced the 2022 winners of the Department of Transportation’s Combating…

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DOT Provides Funding for Indiana Train Line

$27.5 million has been approved to update the connection from Michigan City to Chicago. The Department of Transportation (DOT) approved a $27.5 million loan for the state of…

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DOT Announces Funding for Intercity Rail Modernization

Notice of Funding Opportunity opens Partnership Grant Program. The Department of Transportation published a Notice of Funding Opportunity this week worth almost $2.3 billion for the modernization of…

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President Signs Railroad Labor Legislation

Congress had passed the agreement resolution to avert a strike. On Friday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that passed both houses of Congress to force railroad labor…

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House Votes to Avert Rail Strike

The measure now goes to the Senate. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would avert a national railroad strike. The legislative decision would block…

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House Vote Could Block Rail Strike

President supports the congressional intervention. A vote is planned on Wednesday in the House of Representatives that would block a strike by railroad workers.  On Monday, in his…

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Congress Urged to Avert Rail Strike

President Biden adds his call for Congress to intervene after 400 organizations sent a letter. The railroad labor negotiation standoff that began in August has had its agreement…

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Railroad Labor Negotiations Extended

Unions have until December 9 to approve an agreement.  The deadline for a labor agreement between railroads and labor unions has been pushed back again. Another railroad workers…

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