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Reluctance by NJ, NY to help finance Hudson River tunnel bodes ill for commuters
(Source: NJ Spotlight, August 11, 2015) TRENTON, N.J. — Lawmakers in Trenton told passing the buck on Gateway project means rail-transit woes will only get worse. Full story: www.njspotlight.com
Work to start on first station along Midwest high-speed rail line
(Source: Associated Press, August 11, 2015) KANKAKEE, Ill. — Construction is about to begin on the first station of a planned high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis. Full story: Washington Times
Are U.S. regulators trying to cover up influence of lobbyists on new oil by rail regulations?
(Source: DeSmog Blog, August 9, 2015) NEW YORK — It’s no secret that the oil and rail industries lobbied the Obama Administration heavily during the creation of new oil-by-rail regulations released this past May, with lobbyists reportedly not even taking a break the...
Amtrak exec to NJ lawmakers: Train delays in tunnel may become more common
(Source: The Record, August 10, 2015) TRENTON, N.J. — With more failures imminent for the century-old Hudson River rail tunnel, and with initial figures suggesting a new tunnel may cost $14 billion, state Sen. Robert Gordon said Monday that New Jersey should start...
RRB Q&A: Unemployment and sickness benefits for railroad employees
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, July 14, 2015) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides two kinds of benefits for qualified railroaders: unemployment benefits for those who...
Oregon railroad inspector got 100 volunteers to repaint man’s home
(Source: Daily Mail, August 7, 2015) A railroader worker in Oregon made an elderly couple’s day when he rallied more than 100 volunteers to help paint their ramshackle old house. Full story: Daily Mail
First new rail bridge in 100 years opens between U.S., Mexico
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 10, 2015) The first new rail bridge between the United States and Mexico in more than 100 years opened for business late last week. On Aug. 7, freight trains carrying carloads from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and into...
MTA seeks $58 million for new MARC locomotives
(Source: Baltimore Sun, August 10, 2015) BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Transit Administration wants to spend $58 million to buy eight diesel locomotives for its MARC service to replace its fleet of electric engines — welcome news for commuting regulars. MARC's...
Much of the $1.2 billion spent on scrapped plan for ARC tunnel will go to waste
(Source: The Record, August 8, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Taxpayers have spent nearly $1.2 billion on the as-yet-fruitless effort to expand rail access across the Hudson, according to new information obtained from the Port Authority, NJ Transit and other government...
Gov. Cuomo says Hudson tunnels need grants, not loans to states, from feds
(Source: New York Times, August 9, 2015) NEW YORK — Two weeks after the federal government’s top transportation official urged the governors of New York and New Jersey to meet with him about how to solve the problems plaguing rail service between their states, Gov....
