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Christie’s 2016 presidential bid dogged by cancellation of NYC rail tunnel
(Source: The Hill, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As he runs for president in 2016, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is being dogged by a decision early in his gubernatorial term to cancel construction of a rail tunnel between his state and New York City. Full...
Man who lost legs warns of train dangers
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 5, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a cool October night in 2012, time stopped for Mark Kalina Jr. as he found himself underneath a train. “It felt like hours till the train passed over, and I rolled over and saw my left leg was cut off,”...
New Jersey rail misery to last years even if tunnel money is found
(Source: Bloomberg, August 6, 2015) NEW YORK — For six days in July, equipment failures forced New Jersey Transit trains to share a single Hudson River tunnel, delaying Manhattan commuters as long as 90 minutes. Such disruptions will mount even if Amtrak, the national...
Berkshire Hathaway’s BNSF seems to pull its own weight
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, August 6, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — The “most important” Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary that isn’t an insurance company is likely to have performed better than its rival in the second quarter. BNSF Railway second-quarter freight volumes probably...
Teamsters laud SEC decision making CEO, employee wage gap public
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a victory for corporate disclosure, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today completed the CEO pay ratio rule required under the five-year-old Dodd-Frank...
Second group of industrial cleanup workers joins Teamsters Local 107
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second time in four months, workers at a Philadelphia industrial cleanup company have joined Teamsters Local 107. On August 3, 2015, technicians at PSC Industrial...
Amtrak offering walk-up bike service during Va. cycling tour
(Source: Free Lance-Star, August 5, 2015) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Amtrak and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will be offering walk-up bike service at select stations from Philadelphia to Richmond in conjunction with the 2015 UCI Road World...
Miami-Orlando passenger train service could get $1.75 billion boost
(Source: Miami Herald, August 4, 2015) MIAMI — All Aboard Florida, a planned inter-city passenger train system that would connect downtown Miami to Orlando, could receive a crucial approval Wednesday to issue $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds in order to finance a...
Highway bill delay stalls Amtrak crash victim relief effort
(Source: The Hill, August 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bid to increase the amount that Amtrak can be sued for in the wake of a deadly train crash near Philadelphia has been stalled by the gridlock in Congress over highway funding. A six-year transportation-funding...
KCS increases capacity with new intermodal terminal in Wylie, Texas
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, July 30, 2015) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) celebrated the dedication of its new, state-of-the-art intermodal terminal in Wylie, Texas with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local public officials. After 12...
