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A brilliant Amtrak innovation specifically for innovative people
(Source: Forbes, March 14, 2014) NEW YORK -- Amtrak is creating an “Amtrak Residency” program where writers can apply to Amtrak for a free ride to nowhere, literally, on their trains. The idea being that the movement of the train, the solitude, the sounds, the...
Philadelphia seeing rail travel as hook for its tourism business
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, March 14, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Philadelphia and its many tourist attractions are being featured in Amtrak’s on-board travel magazine. Full story: CBS Philadelphia
Mudslide slows BNSF rail service north of Seattle
(Source: Associated Press, March 16, 2014) SEATTLE -- A mudslide late Sunday night has temporarily cut rail service on BNSF tracks north of Seattle. Full story: Daily Astorian
Longview celebrates 40 years of Amtrak Texas Eagle service
(Source: News-Journal, March 15, 2014) LONGVIEW, Texas -- As Longview residents lined the depot platform Friday to celebrate 40 years of Amtrak Texas Eagle for the city, many said they were celebrating the future — not the past — of rail service. Full story:...
State agencies OK water permits, land condemnation for California high-speed rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 14, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. -- A pair of state agencies announced actions Friday to advance the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s efforts to begin construction of its bullet-train line in the central San Joaquin Valley. Full story: Merced...
Transport Workers Union says no SEPTA strike for at least 3 weeks
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- SEPTA riders won't have to worry about the possibility of a transit strike for at least three weeks. Leaders of Transport Workers Union Local 234 said Friday that Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and...
Hoffa: U.S.-Korea pact shows the false promises of ‘free’ trade
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, March 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- American workers know all too well the high price of unfair trade. But while the 20-year-old NAFTA deal is the focus of much of the blame, it is hardly the only reason...
California energy official says state wasn’t aware of crude by rail facilities
(Source: Sacramento Bee, March 16, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California Energy Commission official Friday said the agency wasn't aware that the state had become a destination for crude oil shipments by rail, even though Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal made note...
15th anniversary of fatal Amtrak crash in Bourbonnais, Ill.
(Source: Daily Journal, March 15, 2014) KANKAKEE, Ill. -- Fifteen years ago, a southbound City of New Orleans passenger train struck a semitrailer at a rail crossing in Bourbonnais. Eleven people died and 122 were injured on that fateful night of March 15, 1999. The...
FRA releases results of ‘Operation Deep Dive,’ the Metro-North safety review
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its findings and recommendations from an intensive 60-day comprehensive safety...
