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Covid-19 Mishandling Reporting

Brothers and Sisters, Please exercise all caution during this COVID 19 pandemic emergency. I am asking you to report to me any practices at your respective railroads that are contrary to the recommendations of the CDC or Illinois Department of Public Health. I will...

Gov. Walker vetoes repeal of railroad trespass law

Rail News: Safety 7/13/2015 Gov. Walker vetoes repeal of railroad trespass law Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed a provision in the new, two-year state budget that would have repealed a law that prohibited people from trespassing on railroad property. The...

Amtrak

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2015   Contact: David Jakubiak, (312) 795-3713 or djakubiak@elpc.org   SCOTUS: Amtrak Has Legal Authority to Set On-Time Performance Standards   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today affirming Amtrak’s power...

Railway Labor Act

[column size=”1/2″] An Introduction To The Railway Labor Act – Paul, Hastings LLP Bargaining Under the Railway Labor Act – Independent Pilots Association Cornell University Law School – Text of the Railway Labor Act Federal Railroad...

Laws

[column size=”1/2″] Federal Laws and Regulations Search and Download U.S. Code from the United States House of Representatives Site Office of the Law Revision Counsel View Public Laws on the Library of Congress website Note-Most of the laws that pertain to...

Government

Government Links [column size=”1/2″] Bureau of Transportation Statistics CIA World Fact book Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration Rail Security Action Items...