Pete Lotts
Norfolk Southern has placed online a pretty slick video of their “faster service from Louisiana to New Jersey”. There are some great scenes of the railroad, handsome engines and equipment, even some double track. Even more impressive… Continue reading
In latest of a series of articles of the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane, assert it’s time for a national freight investment program. Read the article at this link: Yes, it is time!… Continue reading
President rolls out 2016 Transportation Proposal
The President’s Budget provides a total of $94.7 billion in 2016 for the Department of Transportation to make the critical investments in infrastructure to promote long-term economic growth, enhance safety and efficiency, and support… Continue reading
Dave Foster, Executive Director of Rail Solution, has published an article in Progressive Railroading that weighs the options for rail power abandoning diesel in the future.
Summarizing his introduction–
“Diesel fuel options being increasingly explored are liquefied natural gas… Continue reading
The position for Executive Director of Rail Solution is being advertised on various social media. Members and friends of Rail Solution can help by bringing this to the attention of their contacts.
Here is the position announcement:… Continue reading
The Building the Steel Interstate Seminar, scheduled for February 3, 2015 in Washington, DC, now has new sponsors and is being offered free of charge to attendees.
RAIL Solution has helped plan the freight rail portion of the annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference being held this month (January 12, 2015) in Washington, DC. This downloadable Word document contains details of the freight rail panel of speakers… Continue reading
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Aug. 23, 2013
Apparently Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) would like to get more trucks off of Interstate I-81 and on to the parallel railroad.
Senator Warner was in Roanoke recently and, among other business Warner met… Continue reading
It appears that Rep. Duncan (R-TN), chair of the House Panel on Freight Transportation, agrees that it is the goal of almost everyone in transportation to emphasize rail and water transportation “a bit more,” as reported by the DC.… Continue reading
The Freight Panel of the House of Representatives is having its next hearing Friday, July 26 in New York City.
We have not heard if there will be any more hearings.
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