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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