Rail Category: Federal Legislation & Regulation  -  2008 Article Index

Find railroading Federal Legislation & Regulation articles for the rail career professionals

Metrolink/UP collision places spotlight on PTC, engineers’ on-duty cell phone use and rail safety procedures

Railroads, Chemical Shippers Home in on Haz-Mat Safety and Security Concerns, Hash Out Liability Differences

Bush Administration proposes new national transportation policy

Guest Comment: "Freight rail can be a potent reliever for the nation’s highway headaches," by Wendell Cox

From dieselization to computerization to consolidation, freight railroads have made industry-shaping strides

Congress spurs short lines’ rebirth

Online readers sound off

Transit rail’s transition

For Dallas-Fort Worth, three C's key to regional planning (Pat Foran, Context, May 2008)

Federal rule fixates on hazardous-material routing

STB computes railroads’ cost of capital in ’06, makes other procedural moves

The 'rail as economic stimulus message (Pat Foran, Context, April 2008

Railroad Day 2008: Lobbying in D.C. for a 'Day'

EPA regulation — Airing it out

‘Sweeping’ change in haz-mat regulation

Commodities: CN, six shippers disagree on grain car program’s merits

FRA sets passenger-car safety requirements

FRA: Making a federal case out of top safety concern

The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission's 'action' plan

Politicians put out call for free-flowing freight

Short-line tax credits on temporary hold

STB rejects Norfolk Southern/Watco short-line plan