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Reported by Julie Sneider for Progressive Railroading. In yet another sign that rail safety will be a bipartisan issue in the 119th Congress, four House representatives on Feb. 3 rolled out a newer version of the Railway Safety Act, building off a similar proposal introduced in March 2023 but not passed in the aftermath of…

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Reported by American Journal of Transportation. Yesterday, rail union leaders gathered for a virtual media briefing to call for safety reforms across the freight rail industry on the two-year anniversary of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. House Transportation Committee Vice Ranking Member Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13), Rail Subcommittee Ranking Member Dina Titus (D-NV-01),…

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Reported by Progressive Railroading. On the second anniversary of the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the nation’s rail labor unions are asking all Class Is to fully join the Federal Railroad Administration’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). The FRA’s C3RS is a long-standing program that allows workers to confidentially report “close call”…

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Reported by Ellie Borst and Mike Lee for E&E News. The Trump administration is still on board with legislation on rail safety, Vice President JD Vance said on the two-year anniversary of the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Vance, who co-sponsored the bipartisan “Railway Safety Act” as a Republican senatorrepresenting Ohio, said during a…

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Reported by Mark Gruenberg and John Bachtell for People’s World. The normal control tower staffing at the Washington airport is one controller per plane and one per helicopter. When the crash happened the staffing level was only half that with just one aircraft controller having to do both jobs. In fact, there was only one…

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Reported by Marybeth Luczak for Railway Age. Duffy, 53, served in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, representing Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District and serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and on the House Committee on Financial Services. He most recently was co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business, resigning from that position…

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Reported by Trains Magazine. Sean Duffy was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation today (Jan. 28, 2025) by a 77-22 vote of the Senate. The nomination of Duffy, a former House member from Wisconsin and recently a Fox News and Fox Business host, had been advanced last week by a 28-0 vote of the Commerce,…

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Reported by Transport Topics Legislation designed to facilitate commercial drivers’ applications for security credentials was recently cleared by Congress for President Joe Biden’s desk. The House on Dec. 18 easily approved the Senate-passed Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, which had gained bipartisan backing Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, added: “This important…

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Reported by John Gallagher for Freight Waves FRA issued a preliminary determination in November finding that ASPA qualifies for the waiver, and invited public comments. Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), which represents railroad employees, argued in response that because ASPA’s bid request stipulates that the cranes allow for future conversion to…

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Reported by House T&I Committee Website Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) announced that the Subcommittee will receive testimony at a hearing entitled, “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation.” The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. Witness List: Read more…

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