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Biden creates emergency panel to stave off rail worker strike
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order calling for a three-person board to investigate the issues behind the contract discord between the railroads…
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Daily Infographic: Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads
Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads
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What does the Federal Railroad Administration do?
AskWaves looks at the many varied functions that the 56-year-old Federal Railroad Administration performs for passenger and freight rail.
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Viewpoint: Rail regulators have been afflicted with ‘Beltway fever’
Amid soaring inflation and supply chain crunches, the United States’ key rail regulator has been mired in political antics.
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Mediation between freight railroads and unions fails. Is binding arbitration next?
The National Mediation Board has ended mediation between the freight railroads and unions over a new labor agreement and is offering arbitration, both sides say.
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Rail infrastructure projects get over $368M in federal grants
The Federal Railroad Administration said Thursday that 46 projects across the U.S. have received more than $368 million in grants for rail-related infrastructure improvements.
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What does the common carrier obligation mean for US railroads?
AskWaves defines what the common carrier obligation is and why the concept has garnered attention lately.
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Union pans Class I railroads’ offer of advance payments amid contract talks
Class I railroads' offer of advance payments is rebuffed by one union as contract talks continue.
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Stakeholders spar over scope of Surface Transportation Board’s authority
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…
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Parallel Systems gets $4M grant from DOE
The company, which seeks to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, will use the funding to support a 29-month advanced testing program of its technology.
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