Dick Durbin

Joanna Marsh Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Illinois congressional delegation supports communities’ objection to CP-KCS merger

Senators and two U.S. House representatives from Illinois object to the railway merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern as currently proposed, saying the Surface Transportation Board should respond to their constituents’ concerns.

Congress, STB try to help Amtrak get on track with performance metrics

Amtrak must follow new on-time performance metrics starting July 1. Democratic congressional leaders and the Surface Transportation Board are looking at different ways to help Amtrak reach that goal. Amtrak and the freight railroads share track in certain U.S. regions.

Senator introduces bill penalizing sub-standard on-time performance

The bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) would allow Amtrak to sue freight railroads for not giving Amtrak preference on freight rail-owned track.