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Gov. Jerry Brown trying to will California’s high-speed rail into existence
(Source: Politico Magazine, February 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- But there is one project Gov. Brown has decided not to save for the future, his Great Pyramid of Giza: building the nation’s first high-speed rail line, one of the largest infrastructure projects in...
California bullet train revenue estimates down, ridership up in new business plan
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2014) LOS ANGELES -- Construction costs and revenue estimates for the California bullet train are headed downward while operating costs and ridership for the proposed statewide system are expected to increase above earlier...
Meet the trio behind Amtrak’s chatty Twitter account
(Source: U.S. News & World Report, February 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The particularly chatty Amtrak Twitter account has hit a stride under Amtrak's Social Media Director Julia Quinn, who comes from a traditional PR background. She and her two cohorts, Blair...
Crews clean up 30,000 gallons of acid after CSX derailment in Florida
(Source: Pensacola News Journal, February 6, 2014) PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A CSX freight train derailment near the community of Molino on Jan. 28 spilled up to 30,000 gallons of a corrosive acid into a creek feeding the Escambia River, according to the state Department of...
Lance M. Fritz elected Union Pacific President and COO; Jim R. Young retires but continues as non-executive Chairman of the Board
(Source: Union Pacific press release, February 6, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation today announced that Lance M. Fritz has been elected president and chief operating officer of Union Pacific Railroad. Fritz most recently was executive vice president -...
Union Pacific announces 15 percent dividend increase and $3.9 billion capital plan for 2014
(Source: Union Pacific press release, February 6, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation announced that its Board of Directors voted today to increase the quarterly dividend on the company's common shares by 15 percent, or 12 cents, to 91 cents per share. The...
New study makes economic case for keeping Amtrak’s Southwest Chief in southern Colorado
(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, February 6, 2014) PUEBLO, Colo. -- The existing Amtrak line through Southern Colorado brings about 6,300 out-of-state visitors per year, enough to make an economic case for preserving the line, according to a study by two Colorado State...
Colorado proposal to extend Amtrak route could add $31 million to price of saving Southwest Chief
(Source: The New Mexican, February 6, 2014) SANTA FE, N.M. -- Legislation in Colorado seeking to add a stop along an endangered Amtrak route that passes through Northern New Mexico would add another $31 million to the estimated $200 million price tag, according to an...
In Minneapolis, passengers on Amtrak, Northstar line see major delays due to oil trains
(Source: Star Tribune, February 6, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Train passengers have been left shivering and fuming at the station, or left stranded for hours, in recent weeks as rail lines beset by winter weather and crowded with trains from North Dakota’s booming...
Amtrak restores Keystone service today
(Source: Lancaster Online, February 6, 2014) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Amtrak’s Keystone Service trains, which run from Harrisburg to New York and pass through Lancaster and Philadelphia, will be in service Friday according to a press release. Full story: Lancaster Online
