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Rail Industry Groups Eye Pandemic Rlief/Capital Investment Funding
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 9:55am | 995As the rail industry gears up to seek federal engagement in transportation infrastructure issues such as grant funding for capital projects, a new factor – the manufacturing downturn brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic – is influencing discussions between the industry and lawmakers. In...
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Railroad Industry Calls for Tighter Safety Standards on Rail Tank Cars
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 3:23pm | 619In the wake of two major train derailments and explosions involving tank cars carrying crude oil from North Dakota, the nation's railroad trade groups are calling on federal safety regulators to require all tank cars used in the rail transport of flammable liquids to be either retrofitted to more...