Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) reintroduced the “Reliable Rail Service Act” to help address the unreliable service and high costs of rail shipping for farmers and manufacturers. The legislation would strengthen the U.S. rail supply chain and ensure the largest freight railroads provide American businesses reliable services at reasonable rates so products can get to market more efficiently, and costs are lower for families. “Our farmers, small businesses, and manufacturers rely on rail service to get their products to market and make ends meet,” said Senator Baldwin. When rail service is unreliable, she says, it puts livelihoods on the line, disrupts supply chains, and drives up costs for hardworking families. “Our farmers depend on reliable transport of their world-class products to the rest of the country, and Class 1 railroads are not meeting expectations,” said Marshall. “This bill contains reasonable requirements for rail carriers to meet their obligations.”
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