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Passenger Rail Is Headed for a Reckoning — and the First 90 Days of 2026 Will Decide It
Railfans: it's time to go full steam ahead.
Jim Matthews
January 14, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: The Pacific Circuit
Alexis Madrigal connects containerization to globalization and its direct impacts on one Oakland neighborhood.
April 17, 2025
Sustainable Transport Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 1, 2023
Trio of Bills Seeks to Prevent California Truck Drivers from Being Exploited
Senator María Elena Durazo, Senator Lena Gonzalez and Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo have introduced a trio of bills that are designed to protect California’s port truck drivers and to increase accountability for trucking companies
April 29, 2021
Electric Trucks and Buses Are Coming… Just Not Fast Enough to Save the Climate
Massachusetts has signed a multi-state pact to make zero-emission vehicles at least 30 percent of new bus and truck sales by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050 – but there’s considerable uncertainty about whether the pledge is ambitious enough to help Massachusetts meet its latest climate goals.
August 31, 2020
COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion Is Fewer Cars
We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.
March 26, 2020
Independent Truck Drivers Have a Hard Time Complying with State Clean Air and Climate Rules
Owner-operators face high costs, relatively low wages, and the burden of compliance when they are not part of a larger fleet
August 27, 2019
