Investing in Rail Efficiency
MCLI Recommendation: “Federal, State, and local governments should expand investments in rail infrastructure to reduce choke points, particularly removing barriers that prevents double-stacking of rail containers.”
LPDD Recommendation: “The FRA and PHMSA should require ECP braking to improve efficiency of freight movements by rail.”
LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should appropriate additional funds to speed up the deployment of needed infrastructure for positive train control.”
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Report, ECP Brake System for Freight Service
The Federal Railroad Administration has published a report estimating that electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking technology would reduce locomotive fuel use 5% to 10%.
Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency program
The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) program aims to invest billions in critically needed capital improvements to increase the efficiency of the region’s rail infras...
Maryland Efforts to Increase Railroad Tunnel Heights
CSX railroad and the state of Maryland have been negotiating and seeking federal funding to increase the height of a tunnel that has been an impediment to double-stacking. It is believed that the new ...
DOT’s Positive Train Control Resources
The Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration maintain resources on positive train control, including relevant regulations, technical standards, grants, and implementation statu...
Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008
The Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4848) required certain railroad lines to install positive train control technology by the end of 2015, a deadline which has been extended.
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