The railroads must work with other supply chain stakeholders and even consider sharing infrastructure in order to maintain an integral role within the broader freight transportation network, experts said at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting.
Pennsylvania has awarded $26 million to 24 freight rail improvement projects, while technology provider RailState completes coverage of the Canadian rail network and Alterra IOS acquires industrial facilities for $86 million.
Railroad Workers United recently adopted a resolution calling for public ownership of U.S. rail infrastructure. FreightWaves chats with an RWU member on why the group wants the change.
The Federal Railroad Administration said Thursday that 46 projects across the U.S. have received more than $368 million in grants for rail-related infrastructure improvements.
The federal agency says the rule would reduce unnecessary costs and incentivize innovation while also improving rail safety.
National Multimodal Freight Network expected to be released later this year.
Opposing sides shore up as the infrastructure bill gets folded into a trillion-dollar package.
Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”
Twelve projects in nine states get funding to upgrade track and rail crossings and other types of rail infrastructure.
