Wisconsin Central, Ltd.–Discontinuance of Service Exemption
Monday, December 8th, 2014[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)] [Notices] [Pages 71815-71816] [FR Doc No: 2014-28410] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 45X] Wisconsin Central, Ltd.–Discontinuance of Service Exemption–in Ashland and Iron Counties, Wis., and Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Mich. Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) has filed a verified […]
Shuster-DeFazio Looks Set to Follow Shuster-Rahall Tone
Thursday, November 27th, 2014By David Harrison, CQ Roll Call Taste of Shuster-DeFazio. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee appears ready to maintain the relatively amicable atmosphere that reigned between Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., and ranking member Nick J. Rahall II, D-W.Va., after Rahall’s departure at the end of the current Congress. Oregon’s Peter A. DeFazio will become […]
Part of the Job: How Engineers Deal With Death on the Railroad
Monday, November 17th, 2014Railroads have seen a recent uptick in highway-rail crossing and trespassing fatalities. But the memories of the gruesome events don’t just haunt families and friends of victims, they stick with train engineers and conductors as well—sometimes for a lifetime. By Darren Orf April 9, 2014 12:39 PM Kim Davids has been a freight conductor […]
The missing story of the 2014 election
Monday, November 17th, 2014Brothers: This article, from the Houston Chronicle, appeared on the web at the link below if you want to share. It makes a lot of sense. Also, I want you to know that Texas is not a republican state, it’s a non-voting state. We are working to change that fact. In this election Greg Abbott […]
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway Company–Lease and Operation
Monday, November 3rd, 2014[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 2014)] [Notices] [Pages 64884-64885] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2014-25934] ———————————————————————– DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35864] Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway Company–Lease and Operation Exemption–Rail Line of Wisconsin Central Ltd. in Menominee […]
DOT Revised Urine Specimen Collector Guidelines
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014Official Q&As Published Today Today – July 3, 2014 – the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, with the Office of General Counsel, issued 49 CFR Part 40 Question and Answers (Q&A). Like all ODAPC/OGC Q&As, these Q&As constitute official and authoritative guidance and interpretation concerning Part 40. The Q&As issued today are […]
Tea Party Class More Confrontational Than Ever
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014Tea Party Class More Confrontational Than Ever By David Hawkings Posted at 5:16 p.m. on Feb. 3 The atmospherics offered plenty of clues, but the numbers don’t lie: The House was an even more polarized and partisan place last year than it was when the tea party class of Republicans took over the place two […]
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest 2/4/14
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest Leading Off: Fundraising: In case you haven’t seen it yet, Daily Kos Elections’ massive fourth quarter House fundraising chart is now available. We have listings for over 300 candidates in more than 120 different races, ranging from longshots to top-tier battles, with plenty of hotly contested primaries thrown in […]
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest 2/3/14
Monday, February 3rd, 2014Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest Leading Off: Party Committees: Both of the major Democratic congressional committees widely outraised their Republican counterparts in 2013, according to newly released year-end numbers. On the Senate side, the DSCC hauled in $52.6 million to finish the year with $12 million in the bank (and $3.75 million in debt), […]
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest 1/31/14
Monday, February 3rd, 2014Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest Leading Off: CA-33: Another veteran California Democrat is saying goodbye after a 40-year career in Congress. Los Angeles-area Rep. Henry Waxman, who put together a storied legislative track record during his long tenure, announced on Thursday that he won’t seek re-election this fall. Along with the Bay Area’s George […]
