TTD, a union coalition affiliated with the AFL-CIO, is asking Congress for regulation that would hold freight railroads to maintain sufficient infrastructure investments and workforce levels.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin has introduced the Reliable Rail Service Act in response to calls from shippers’ groups and the unions to help restore the nation’s rail network capacity.
A Democrat-backed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives addresses rail service concerns raised during recent hearings by the House transportation committee.
The Transportation Trades Department wants Congress to modify the language to ensure freight railroads provide adequate service.
AskWaves defines what the common carrier obligation is and why the concept has garnered attention lately.
The board could adopt reciprocal switching and first-mile and last-mile data collection, according to comments made by STB Chairman Marty Oberman at a U.S. House subcommittee hearing last week.
A hearing at the Surface Transportation Board raised hard questions that could influence the trajectory of the freight rail industry.
Congress should fund the Surface Transportation Board, agreed panelists at a U.S. House hearing on the board’s funding reauthorization. But they disagree on what STB’s role should be in regulating the freight railroads.
Rail stakeholders debate the legacy of precision scheduled railroading and the common carrier obligation.
