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2007: A Strong Year for Railroad Safety

12 Railroads Honored for Employee Safety Record MORE...

CSXT Employee Wins Hammond Award
Conductor J.T. Wilson Honored for Safety Contributions MORE...

Reregulation Would Deprive Industry of Needed Capacity Investment
Additional federal regulation on railroads would destroy efforts to put more freight on rail and less on the nation’s overburdened highways. Since partial deregulation in 1980, railroads have reinvested $420 billion back into their systems, improved service and safety, and the average rail shipper can move twice as much freight today for the same price as in 1980. MORE...

New costing approach key to railroad capital market access, expansion, growth
The nation’s freight railroads have asked the Surface Transportation Board to adjust the way it measures railroads’ revenue adequacy, making the metrics conform to modern day financial practice and consistent with the standards recently adopted by the board for rate case analysis. MORE...

Transportation Communication International Union "Strongly Opposes" HR 1650
The Transportation Communication Internation Union has issued a letter "strongly" opposing the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 1650) saying the measure would cause "dual and possibly conflicting oversight of the railroads" by the STB and the courts. MORE...

JOC: Re-regulation - Recipe for disaster!
The Journal of Commerce's Larry Kaufman writes that re-regulation is a recipe for disaster saying, "If railroads are forced to set rates based on artificial competition, their return on investment effectively will be capped." MORE...

Statement On New Hazmat Rules
The safety and security of the communities we serve is our greatest priority. We welcome the new rules on the routing of the most toxic chemicals. MORE...


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