Railways

Jobs Want to Go Where the Railroads Are

by Jaya Velamakanni | Nossaman LLP on 5/21/2013

On April 24, 2013, Norfolk Southern (“NS”) CEO Wick Moorman spoke before the US House of Representatives Transportation Infrastructure Committee’s Special Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation about the need to focus...more

Infrastructure Alert - April 17, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2013

Last week, President Obama released his FY2014 budget, outlining several proposals to fund new infrastructure programs. The budget proposes $40 billion for “Fix it First” projects to repair existing infrastructure, as well...more

La Mirada Resolves Last Eminent Domain Action for Valley View Underpass Project

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 4/4/2013

According to an article in the Whittier Daily News, La Mirada agrees to pay $1.8 million to settle eminent domain case for new railroad underpass, the City of La Mirada has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle the last...more

Infrastructure Alert - March 26, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/26/2013

This Friday, President Obama will visit the Port of Miami. On July 19, 2012, President Obama put the Port of Miami on his “We Can’t Wait” list of expedited infrastructure projects to instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to...more

Infrastructure Alert - March 13, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/13/2013

Sequestration began on March 1, and federal agencies are still in the process of sending out furlough notifications and determining specific program cuts. The continuing resolution authorizing current federal spending will...more

OSHA Issues Stiff Penalties To Railroad Company In FRSA Whistleblower Matters

by Rachel Fischer, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/7/2013

OSHA recently announced that it ordered Norfolk Southern Railway (Company) to pay three former workers a combined $1,121,099 for violating the whistleblower provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), which protects...more

Infrastructure Alert - January 29, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 1/29/2013

The current International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) contract extension expires at the end of February 6. Carrier-paid container royalties remain the central issue in the negotiation. ...more

BNSF & OSHA Reach Significant Whistleblower-Related Accord

by Lucas Markowitz, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 1/28/2013

In January 2013, after over 30 FRSA complaints were lodged by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employees, OSHA and BNSF reached an agreement (Accord), where BNSF agreed to modify certain policies and practices alleged to interfere...more

Injuries Caused By Trains In New Jersey

by Law Offices of Robert Olkowitz, P.C. on 1/15/2013

In a contest between a train and a car or a pedestrian, the train is always going to win. Unfortunately, such accidents occur with alarming frequency. While some of these cases may be caused by the negligent actions of the...more

More Infrastucture Coming Your Way California

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 1/13/2013

As we mentioned in our recent 2012 Eminent Domain Year in Review, we've seen a boom of infrastructure projects in California -- a trend we expect to continue into the near future. So what exactly are we talking about? ...more

Infrastructure Alert - January 3, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 1/3/2013

The 112th Congress adjourned before voting on any Hurricane Sandy relief bill. Although the Senate passed a $60.4 billion relief bill, the House did not hold a vote on it nor the Republican-backed alternative $27 billion...more

Federal Court Allows Honolulu Rail Transit Project Construction to Proceed

by Robert Thornton | Nossaman LLP on 12/28/2012

In an important victory for the $5 billion Honolulu rail transit project, on December 27, 2012 the U.S. District Court in Hawaii issued a judgment allowing construction of the first three phases of the 20-mile Project to...more

Federal Transit Administration Executes $1.5 Billion Grant Agreement for Honolulu Rail Project

by Robert Thornton | Nossaman LLP on 12/20/2012

On December 19, 2012 the Federal Transit Administration executed a $1.5 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement for $ 5 billion, 20-mile, Honolulu rail transit project. The Project will serve the heavily congested corridor...more

REGULATORY: Environmental: Proposed Rules in Texas Expected to Encourage Recycling of Used Fracking-Fluids By Harold Shaw

by King & Spalding on 12/19/2012

Recognizing that its existing rules for the oil and gas industry do not adequately address developing trends involving fracking-fluid recycling, the Texas Railroad Commission has proposed some significant regulatory changes....more

Positive Train Control Still on the Front Burner

by Peter Denton, Linda Morgan | Nossaman LLP on 12/18/2012

In 2008, Congress mandated the installation of positive train control ("PTC") communications and signaling technology on many passenger and freight rail lines by the end of 2015. 49 U.S.C. § 20157. Congress tasked the...more

Port Miami’s Development Improve Sea, Road, And Rail Access

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 12/13/2012

We recently mentioned the Port of Miami’s ambitious development plans in the context of the several major public projects taking place in South Florida. Among these projects, it is clear that the activity at the Port is of...more

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