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Bipartisan bill to reduce train derailments introduced
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation aimed at reducing train derailments and making communities near railroads safer. The new bill, the Secure Tracks Act, would require railroads to use both automated track inspection (ATI) technology and human track inspections. The law makers said that while ATI technology can efficiently detect track defects, it can miss a variety of key issues that cause train derailments. The senators said human inspections can r...
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Federal Transit Administration announces funding opportunity for public transit
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced it will be taking applications for mo...Read More »
FAA revokes StarFlite Aviation’s Air Carrier Certificate over false pilot records
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued an emergency order that revokes Texas-based StarFlite ...Read More »
Legislation introduced to protect roads, supply chains
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced legislation last week to address issues affecting American freight systems and hi...Read More »
Construction on Hudson Tunnel Project resumes
The Gateway Development Commission announced construction on the Hudson Tunnel Project would resume this week after a de...Read More »
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission votes for rail safety updates
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently voted 5-0 to adopt a motion that would enhance the commissionâ...Read More »
FTA to invest nearly $390M into aging transit bus infrastructure
The Federal Transit Administration announced it would invest nearly $390 million into 34 transit projects across the cou...Read More »
Pennsylvania announces $100M for public EV chargers across the state
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced its Community Charging phase of its National Electric ...Read More »
American Trucking Associations urges EPA to re-evaluate NOx standards
In a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, the American Trucking Association (ATA) sa...Read More »
Report: Florida port electrification strengthens global competitiveness
A new report from global infrastructure company AECOM, finds that electrifying port equipment and infrastructure in Flor...Read More »
Bipartisan bill supporting aviation innovation introduced
A group of Senators introduced legislation that would help American advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft companies succe...Read More »
