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Union Pacific facility in Santa Teresa operational
(Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, April 1, 2014) LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- What does $400 million buy these days? If you're in Santa Teresa, the answer is a brand-new, 10-mile long railroad facility that could employ as many as 600 people. Full story: Las Cruces Sun-News
Canadian Pacific shifts to BNSF
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, April 1, 2014) FARGO, N.D. -- Railroad performance for agriculture isn’t improving, and shippers served by Canadian Pacific Railway are growing more concerned their locomotives and crews are going to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Metro-North ‘pulled medical care funding for crash victims’
(Source: New York Post, April 1, 2014) NEW YORK -- An attorney for injured passengers of last year’s Metro-North derailment claims the railroad pulled funding for the victims’ medical care after promising to cover the costs. Full story: New York Post
Union Pacific CEO’s compensation nearly doubled in 2013
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- The compensation Union Pacific's top executive received nearly doubled to $11.7 million last year as he took on more responsibilities at the railroad. Jack Koraleski is chairman, president and CEO of Union...
Mexican state blames railways, employees in crimes against migrants
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2014) VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Prosecutors in southern Mexico have filed a criminal complaint alleging railway companies or their employees have been complicit in crimes committed against migrants who ride their trains. Full story:...
Editorial: Bullet train momentum in Texas
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 1, 2014) DALLAS, Texas -- There are different categories of momentum for a transportation project — the financial, technical and political — and success typically depends on all three. It was in the political category that a...
Paul Ryan unveils House GOP budget
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The legislation promises to serve more as a political and policy statement by House Republicans than a realistic attempt to engage President Barack Obama and Democrats, who control the Senate, in any...
The most efficient mode of transportation in America isn’t a Prius — it’s a train
(Source: Forbes, March 27, 2014) NEW YORK -- Think hybrids that go 60 miles on a gallon are efficient? Trains can go eight times as far with 2,000 pounds in their backseat. And they’re only getting smarter. Trains are no longer the lumbering hunks of metal of the 20th...
Amtrak’s Chief Information Officer changes the IT culture in the first 100 days
(Source: Forbes, March 31, 2014) NEW YORK -- In 2012, Jason Molfetas joined the Amtrak family as the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Prior to joining Amtrak, Mr. Molfetas had no direct experience in this particular industry, but he was very much familiar with the...
In recent survey, NJ Transit sees slip in train ridership
(Source: Asbury Park Press, April 1, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. -- A new study found that ridership on NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line dipped sharply in the year between summer 2012 and 2013, dropping 12.9 percent, while the number of people riding competing ferries and...
