We have expertise in the broad range of rail and transit safety, regulatory, and compliance issues relating to surface transportation law that includes hazardous materials transportation, driver drug testing, transportation finance and grants, and the regulation of freight rail operations. Our attorneys advise our clients on strategic, legal, and policy approaches to plan, build, and operate fixed-guideway public transportation projects.
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell’s rail and transit clients include:
The increasing demand for both freight and passenger service over the nation’s rail network requires the careful negotiation of agreements for access to and use of rail corridors, disposition of rail property, vigorous representation of our clients’ interests in the allocation of limited rail resources, and meticulous pursuit of any necessary regulatory approvals.