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Officials look at faster Amtrak service through St. Louis-Alton bottleneck
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 28, 2013) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Illinois transportation officials have launched a detailed study on how to increase train speeds between St. Louis and Alton, where a new station is to be built. It can take an hour to get about 25...
Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over
(Source: Associated Press, October 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A slice of corporate America thinks tea partyers have overstayed their welcome in Washington and should be shown the door in next year’s congressional elections. Full story: Time
Opinion: American workers will be the losers in the Trans Pacific trade deal
(Source: Buffalo News, October 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s point man on creating “free” trade agreements, Trade Ambassador Michael Froman, said he’s just about ready to get one of the biggest signed. With the approval of the president, Froman has...
Port Authority puts Sandy damage at $2.2 billion, authorizes $50 million to power wash PATH tunnels
(Source: Star-Ledger, October 16, 2013) NEW YORK — The total dollar value of damage from Hurricane Sandy to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey came to $2.2 billion, agency officials said today, outlining recovery and mitigation efforts as the super storm's...
Trains gain steam in race to transport crude oil in the U.S.
(Source: National Public Radio, October 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a quiet fall morning in the Delaware countryside, a lone sustained whistle pierces the air. Within moments, a train sweeps around a broad curve, its two heavy locomotives hauling dozens of white,...
CN optimistic on deal with TCRC as strike deadline nears
(Source: Reuters, October 28, 2013) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., Canada’s largest railroad, said on Monday it is continuing talks with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing about 3,300 conductors and other workers, and is...
Con Ed says it won’t pay for Metro-North power crisis
(Source: Hartford Courant, October 28, 2013) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Despite admitting that its equipment failure apparently caused 12 days of chaos for Metro-North commuters last month, Con Edison on Monday told a congressional hearing that it won't compensate the...
Amtrak chief: Northeast Corridor vulnerable to disruption
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Because of old equipment and patchwork repairs, Amtrak faces "the threat of a major failure... on a daily basis" on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak chief executive Joseph Boardman said during a...
Amtrak trains will continue to stop despite fire at station in Elyria, Ohio
(Source: Chronicle-Telegram, October 26, 2013) ELYRIA, Ohio — A fire at the East River Road Amtrak station in Elyria, Ohio, is not likely to speed up any improvements to the site or any plans to move rail service to a different location. A fire broke out at the...
Freight train stops after girl refuses to move from CSX tracks
(Source: Erie Times-News, October 26, 2013) ERIE, Pa. — A freight train was forced to stop on the CSX railroad track in Erie today after a teenage girl walking on the tracks refused to move, authorities said. Full story: GoErie.com
