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Blues Train: Musicians ride Amtrak to Longview
(Source: Longview News-Journal, June 2, 2016) ABOARD THE TEXAS EAGLE — After almost two days on a train from Los Angeles to Longview, the final two hours brought Bernita Walker front row center to the music that calls her to East Texas every year. Full story: Longview...
UP plans Oregon infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 1, 2016) ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific plans to invest $34.6 million in 2016 to improve Oregon's transportation infrastructure. The company's multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and...
Heartland Flyer still on schedule
(Source: Norman Transcript, June 1, 2016) NORMAN, Okla. — Norman's only passenger rail service, the Heartland Flyer, will receive funding for at least another year, and the train could double its service in the future. Wednesday, the Oklahoma Department of...
Former BNSF conductor speaks out after being awarded over $1.5 million
(Source: KPUG, June 1, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A former railroad conductor awarded more than 1.5 million dollars after BNSF fired him, now he’s speaking out. Full story: www.kpug1170.com
UP issues 2015 annual report
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 1, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad highlights progress toward the company's safety, social, environmental and economic sustainability goals in its 2015 Building America Report. "The Building America Report captures...
In the Southern California desert, residents grow weary of high-speed rail
(Source: National Public Radio, June 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — High-Speed rail is moving slowly in California. Voters approved a bullet train linking San Francisco and Los Angeles back in 2008. Since then, there have been challenges - cost overruns, lawsuits,...
Railroads aim to pull more freight off the highway
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, June 2016 issue, June 1, 2016) As trucking companies and their drivers face increasing regulation, the potential for moving freight off the highways and onto rail lines continues to grow. For railroads, the challenge in part...
Legislation would keep rail profits in Northeast
(Source: Hartford Courant, June 1, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — Calling it a matter of fundamental fairness, the state's Congressional delegation is celebrating legislation that would ensure profits from Amtrak's popular Northeast Corridor line are not siphoned off to fund...
MBTA hopes to save $25 million with buyouts, voluntary retirements
(Source: Associated Press, June 2, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is hoping to use a voluntary retirement program and other incentives to reduce its staffing level by 300 workers — a move aimed at saving the public transit agency about...
Montana Supreme Court ruling a win for injured rail workers, FELA
(Source: Associated Press, June 1, 2016) HELENA, Mont. — Injured railroad workers may file lawsuits against their employers in Montana, even if they weren't hurt here and they are not residents of the state, the Montana Supreme Court ruled. Congress granted railroad...
