Toward 150-mph Midwest rail passenger service
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – UTU Missouri State Legislative Director Ken Menges is halfway toward a goal of creating a public rail commission to study means of expanding and financing improved multi-modal...
View ArticlePassenger rail essential as population grows
By Joe Szabo – Federal Railroad Administrator It seems like just yesterday, as UTU Illinois state legislative director and mayor of Riverdale, Ill., that I joined other mayors to successfully advocate...
View ArticleHigh-speed rail in Calif., Northeast moving forward
High-speed rail has been given an energy-boosting vitamin B-12 shot by the California legislature and Amtrak for separate projects on the West and East Coasts. In California, the legislature agreed to...
View ArticleSzabo: Rail investment spurs manufacturers
The following message was sent to the UTU National Legislative Office from Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo: In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama spoke about the...
View ArticleRail passenger groups seeks federal aid
The National Association of Railroad Passengers, the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, Californians for High Speed Rail, and the Midwest High Speed Rail Association are urging Secretary of...
View ArticleObama budget seeks $40B for passenger rail
The Obama Administration yesterday released its budget request for fiscal year 2014 and the President has once again put forth a plan for transforming and expanding train service in the United States....
View ArticleThe future of trains is near
It may seem improbable, but the odds that faster trains are coming to the Northeast Corridor have jumped recently. That’s because beginning in 2015, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is...
View ArticleSMART supports California high speed rail program
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers announces support for California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal to authorize funding for the state’s high-speed...
View ArticleHouse votes against California high speed rail
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans this week are trying to drive another spike, or two, into the heart of California’s high-speed rail program. Daring a presidential veto, GOP lawmakers are...
View ArticleWill U.S. railroad service ever get better?
“I just returned from a trip to Europe, and really enjoyed riding the high-speed Eurostar and TGV. Why can’t we have something like that here in the U.S.?” So asked a reader, and the fundamental answer...
View ArticleHow two billionaires are destroying high speed rail
Eighteen years have passed since the establishment of the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) Authority. Over the course of those eighteen years, high speed rail in the state has been discussed and...
View ArticleCorridor chosen for proposed Texas high-speed rail
The Federal Railroad Administration has decided on a preferred route for the proposed high-speed rail that would run from Houston to Dallas and through the eastern counties of the Texas Brazos Valley....
View ArticleDOT clears Richmond-to-Raleigh high-speed rail
Secretary urges continued cooperation to build project. Project would reduce trip time to just over 2 hours from current 3.5. Washington – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal...
View ArticleSurvey finds Americans will use high-speed rail
Washington - If you build high-speed rail in America, they will come. According to a 2015 survey released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), if high-speed rail were available...
View ArticleFaster trains propel economy and middle class forward
Note: This is the second piece in a series that explores the connection between a robust transportation system and a stronger middle class. Read the first piece which sets the tone for a much needed...
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