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Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, October 16, 2014) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
Chinese group to build Latin America’s first bullet train
(Source: CTV News, November 4, 2014) MEXICO CITY — Mexico's government -- keen to forge closer ties to Beijing -- picked a Chinese-led consortium Monday to build the first bullet train in Latin America after the group was the only bidder. Full story: www.ctvnews.ca
Most Amtrak routes in Albany set passenger records
(Source: Albany Times Union, November 3, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — Most of Amtrak’s routes out of Albany set records in its 2014 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30th. But one route didn’t escape the oil train and freight congestion that’s played havoc with Amtrak’s...
Kansas City gets Federal funds for commuter rail
(Source: Television station KSHB, November 3, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County is one step closer to connecting Kansas City to Lee's Summit with a commuter railway. If the plan pans out, a line will connect eastern suburbs to the River Market. Full story and...
Midwest high-speed rail work delayed until spring
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, November 3, 2014) NORMAL, Ill. — High-speed rail-related work expected to start this fall in Normal, McLean and Lexington has been delayed until late spring. Full story: www.pantagraph.com
How NJ Transit plans to storm-proof trains
(Source: Next City, November 3, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — If its main source of power from the local utility gets knocked out again in another Superstorm Sandy-like disaster, NJ Transit intends to be prepared The agency recently announced plans to build a microgrid to...
Maglev train would whisk riders from D.C. to N.Y. in an hour
(Source: CNN, November 3, 2014) NEW YORK — One working plan calls for 300-mile-per-hour train that floats on magnets to run from downtown Washington, D.C., to Manhattan. The train, faster than anything currently in operation, would make the trip in about an hour -- or...
SEPTA, TWU settlement leaves hard choices for another day
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — By settling on a two-year contract Friday instead of a five-year pact, SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 gave themselves — and their one million daily riders — a reprieve from a strike....
Amtrak identifies signal worker killed in Columbia County
(Source: Daily Freeman, November 3, 2014) CLERMONT, N.Y. — Amtrak has identified the signal maintainer killed by a train Wednesday while she was working on a section of track in the Columbia County town. Minwella Nicole Kline Hagen, 41, of Coxsackie, joined Amtrak in...
Sysco drivers in Missouri vote to join Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 3, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Friday, Oct. 31, Sysco drivers voted to join Teamsters Local 41 in Kansas City, Mo. There are 43 drivers in the bargaining unit and the vote count announced today...
