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The U.S. DOT announced the states that had applied for high speed rail grants recently, made available after Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected the funds, it was surprising to see Wisconsin on the list. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker re-applied for funds he previously renounced to invest in Milwaukee-to-Chicago rail service. It is not surprising that
Read moreVice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $2.02 billion in high-speed and intercity rail grants. The money will be distributed between 15 states and Amtrak for 22 high-speed intercity passenger rail projects. $450 million is specifically for Amtrak rail infrastructure improvements in the Northeast Corridor (NEC). “This funding is an important
Read moreAt an event held at Washington’s Union Station, the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) congratulated Amtrak on four decades as America’s railroad and expressed optimism for the company’s bright future as a leader in modern passenger trains. NARP Chairman Robert Stewart said, “Amtrak had defied its critics by refusing to die—and by growing into
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sent a strong message when it issued a complaint, based on charges filed by the IAM, to force Boeing to bring an airplane production line back to its unionized facilities in Washington State instead of moving the work to a nonunion plant in South Carolina. The message is clear,
Read moreIn a response to the letter TCU President Bob Scardelletti sent (Click here to view the letter), on the re-direction of Florida’s high speed rail funds, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood thanked President Scardelletti for his letter and laid out how the Northeast has now been designated a High Speed Rail Corridor. Secretary LaHood said,
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