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Congress reaches agreement on 5-year transportation bill; Amtrak funded at $10 billion over 5 years
(Source: Associated Press, December 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House and Senate have reached agreement on a 5-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation's aging and congested highways and transit systems. The bill,...
Retailers that forced employees to work Thanksgiving Day experienced disappointing sales
(Source: Think Progress, November 30, 2015) NEW YORK — Sales data confirms that brands don’t need to have employees show up to stores to generate holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day — they can simply offer discounts online. Stores can also generate good will by staying...
CSX to celebrate groundbreaking at new Pittsburgh intermodal terminal
(Source: Pittsburgh Business Times, November 30, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Demolition is under way and a celebration scheduled for the new Intermodal Rail Terminal in McKees Rocks and Stowe Township. Full story: Pittsburgh Business Times
Plans for Tongue River Railroad on indefinite hold
(Source: Associated Press, November 30, 2015) HELENA, Mont. — Plans to build a $400 million railroad to haul coal from a proposed mine on the Montana-Wyoming border were put on indefinite hold Wednesday because of delays in obtaining a mining permit and a weakening...
Cleanup underway after 14 BNSF cars derail at Galesburg yard
(Source: The Register-Mail, November 30, 2015) GALESBURG, Ill. — It was "business as usual" Monday for BNSF as it cleaned up a 14-car derailment within a rail yard. Full story: The Register-Mail
Federal transportation funding cut could jeopardize tunnel project
(Source: www.nj.com, November 30, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Federal lawmakers warned that money for the Gateway Tunnel project could be in jeopardy if an amendment cutting $50 million from New Jersey and other northeastern states isn't rolled back in a new federal...
California bullet train faces new scrutiny
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles to San Francisco bullet train is headed for new federal and state scrutiny following disclosure that the project's lead contractor forecast significant cost increases that were not made...
Metro-North’s New Haven Line on track to transport 40 million riders in 2015
(Source: Hartford Courant, November 29, 2015) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Metro-North provided more than 3.4 million rides on its New Haven line in September, continuing a yearlong increase that has it on course to break its annual ridership record. Based on the first nine...
MBTA weighs retirements and job cuts, but not layoffs
(Source: State House News Service, November 30, 2015) BOSTON, Mass. — Hoping to craft a "leaner and meaner" MBTA as quickly as possible, a top transit official floated a retirement incentive program and elimination of unfilled positions to try to reduce a looming $242...
CP Rail says it will fight $409 million Lac-Megantic lawsuit
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 30, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will fight a $409-million lawsuit the province of Quebec has launched over the 2013 Lac-Mégantic oil train explosion that killed 47 people. Full story: Globe and Mail
