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Rep. Shuster on Amtrak bill: ‘Nobody got everything’
(Source: The Hill, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Tuesday that a bill would cut Amtrak’s construction budget by 40 percent was bipartisan because “nobody got everything”...
American Airlines, US Airways passenger service agents vote to join Teamsters-CWA Association
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a vote announced on September 16 by the National Mediation Board (NMB), more than 15,000 passenger service professionals at the newly-merged American-US Airways...
Rail suicides can have deep effect on locomotive engineers
(Source: The Record, September 15, 2014) HOBOKEN, N.J. — After three people committed suicide in North Jersey this summer by standing or lying in front of trains, the prayers of communities from Paterson to Park Ridge to Clifton focused on the families of the dead....
Amtrak brings Great Dome car to upstate N.Y. for fall foliage season
(Source: Associated Press, September 14, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak is bringing its vintage "Great Dome" car to upstate New York for a six-week run during the fall foliage season. Full story: Daily Reporter
Assessing oil train hazards, Seattle officials call for tunnel upgrades
(Source: Crosscut.com, September 15, 2014) SEATTLE — City emergency response officials are recommending that BNSF Railway Co. make safety upgrades inside the mile-long rail tunnel running underneath downtown Seattle, which serves as a major conduit for northbound...
Amtrak’s Detroit-Chicago trip to get faster, plusher with upgrades
(Source: Detroit News, September 15, 2014) LANSING, Mich. — The tracks have been cleared for the state to develop faster, cushier Amtrak service between Detroit and Chicago now that the Michigan Senate has ended its probe of a state passenger rail car purchase. Full...
MARC and Amtrak trains delayed between D.C. and Philadelphia
(Source: Washington Post, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — MARC and Amtrak trains in the Washington area are suspended Tuesday morning because of downed wires. An alert from Amtrak said trains are suspended between Washington and Philadelphia because of downed...
DOT awards $600 million in TIGER VI grants for 72 transportation projects
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 15, 2014) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Friday announced all the recipients of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI grants, several days after numerous members of Congress and...
FCC fines CN $5.25 million for violating radio license regulations
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 15, 2014) CN has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5.25 million to resolve a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau investigation into the railroad's acquisition and operation of hundreds of wireless...
Norfolk Southern doesn’t expect service improvements until November
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern said not to expect service improvements until late November, as fall peak volume and annual maintenance work will slow efforts to restore network velocity. Full story: Journal of...
