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American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or all of the country. The problem has been made clearer by an under-the-radar plan to phase out diesel locomotives in California. If the […]

Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on muc

WASHINGTON — American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or ot

American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or all of the country. The problem has been made clearer by an under-the-radar plan to phase out diesel locomotives in California. If the […]

 

No technology exists today to enable railroads to comply with the state's diktat, which villainizes a mode of transportation that is actually quite energy efficient.

The problem has been made clearer by an under-the-radar plan to phase out diesel locomotives in California.

Coast regulators want to phase out diesel rail locomotives, the mainstay of American long-haul freight transportation.

President Joe Biden talks a lot about trains, but his actions since taking office have consistently punished the private companies we should value far more than state-supported Amtrak.

President Joe Biden talks a lot about trains, but his actions since taking office have consistently punished the private companies we should value far more than state-supported Amtrak.