OneRail News
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WASHINGTON - The operation of long distance trains is a core federal responsibility since 1971 and a federally-funded national system is the best way to keep costs low, provide customer choices that build ridership and develop economies of scale, Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman told a...
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April 9, 2013 - Washington, DC - Amtrak ridership increased in the first half of FY 2013 (Oct. 2012 - March 2013) and March set a record as the single best month ever in the history of America's Railroad®. In addition, October, December, and January each set individual monthly records....
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Washington, DC - April 1, 2013 - In its fiscal year 2014 funding request to Congress, Amtrak requests less federal operating support, but emphasizes the need for federal funds to improve and expand intercity passenger-rail service
Amtrak is seeking $373 million in federal operating support for...
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WASHINGTON - The Amtrak Board of Directors has elected Anthony R. Coscia to be its next chairman to help guide the future of America's Railroad® and carry out initiatives to increase ridership and improve operational and financial performance. In addition, the Amtrak board elected Jeffrey R....
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Washington, DC - March 21, 2013 - The OneRail coalition commends the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for drawing attention to the nation's infrastructure needs in its "2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure", which evaluates 16 of the nation's major...
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February 26, 2013 WASHINGTON DC - OneRail Coalition members Association of American Railroads (AAR), the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and...
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Commentary by Peter Gertler, HNTB Corp. posted on Progressive Railroading's website in January 2013.
Borrowing from the fireman's lesson to children to "stop, drop and roll," America needs to "listen, discuss and act" on the need to invest in sustainable infrastructure and to have a realistic,...
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January 29, 2013 - The "Keeping Them Honest" report on high-speed rail on the Jan. 25 edition of Anderson Cooper 360 presumed that investing in rail is wasteful if the trains do not go very fast and very often. Steadily rising ridership on most Amtrak services-not just the Northeast Corridor-over...
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WASHINGTON - Amtrak enters 2013 with a full and robust agenda of infrastructure upgrade projects, significant milestones for new equipment orders and key actions to advance its Northeast Corridor (NEC) high-speed rail program.
Among the projects include completion of the NEC Niantic River Movable...
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November 15, 2012 WASHINGTON DC - The OneRail Coalition submitted comments in response to the USDOT's proposed State Frieght Plan Guidance today. The comments are included below and also attached at the bottom of the page.
Before the
United States Department of Transportation
Office of the...
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October 24, 2012 - The OneRail Coalition conducted a briefing for the National Governors Association and the Governors' Washington Office staffs on the benefits of investing on America's rail infrastructure.
View the archived webcast of this event here:
http://www.nga.org/cms/home/news-room/...
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Octber 17, 2012 WASHINGTON DC - The OneRail Coalition sent letters to both Obama for America and Mitt Romney for President 2012 Presidential campaigns, encouring them to share and expand their visions for America's rail infrastructure.
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October 15, 2012 - OneRail Coalition comments submitted in response to the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Proposed State Rail Plan Guidance included in the August 2012 Federal Register.
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October 2012 - By Joseph O'Reilly, Inbound Logistics
Intermodal solutions gather steam as shippers track the financial and efficiency benefits of combining truck and rail transport.
The U.S. railroad has always been measured by time. At the outset, it was a uniform system to mediate time...
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Monday, October 22, 2012 - By Chris Nelder, Scientific American
Rail built America in the 19th century and now it may be poised for a massive resurgence in the 21st century as high fuel prices make it competitive again
RAIL FREIGHT: Rising energy prices may mean a renaissance for freight trains in...
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