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Head of AAR argues that PTC deadline should be extended at least three years
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 20, 2013) The deadline to install Positive Train Control (PTC) should be extended by at least three years, to Dec. 31, 2018, with flexibility given to the U.S. transportation secretary to consider additional extensions if they're...
House appropriations subcommittee approves bill that would cut funding for transit, Amtrak and high-speed rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 20, 2013) Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) approved a $44.1 billion appropriations bill, which contains spending levels that are $7 billion less than last...
Senate Democrats press ahead on spending bills restoring sequestration-mandated budget cuts
(Source: Associated Press, June 20, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With efforts on a broader budget deal foundering, Senate Democrats moved ahead Thursday with spending bills that ignore a second year of spending cuts mandated under the 2011 budget and debt deal. The...
Amtrak president: Proposed subsidy cuts would jeopardize some routes, slow Northeast Corridor trains
(Source: Associated Press, June 18, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House...
Hoffa: Let’s keep America’s railway strong
(Source: Statement by James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, May 7, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s railroads have united east and west, stimulated commerce between the states and propelled our great nation into a global...
Union Pacific ‘Big Boy’ steam locomotive to arrive in Frisco on Sunday
(Source: Allen American, June 13, 2013) PLANO, Texas — The Museum of the American Railroad's Union Pacific No. 4018 steam locomotive, better known as "Big Boy," will likely make its way to Frisco on Sunday, one of the final pieces in a year-long move from its current...
U.S. Supreme Court bans protests on its grounds
(Source: Huffington Post, June 13, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court has come up with a new regulation banning demonstrations on its grounds, two days after a broader anti-demonstration law was declared unconstitutional. The regulation bans activities on the...
North Carolina is the new Wisconsin
(Source: The Nation, June 12, 2013) North Carolina is the new Wisconsin. Like in Wisconsin, a homegrown grassroots resistance movement has emerged—and grown rapidly—to challenge the drastic right-wing agenda unveiled by Republicans in the state. Just like the Koch...
Ohio ‘right to work’ legislation continues public, clandestine march forward
(Source: PR News Channel, June 13, 2013) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Despite Republican leadership’s frequent denials, Ohio right to work, commonly called “Workplace Freedom,” legislation preparations are apparently still very much alive. On Tuesday, the state’s Manufacturing...
Opinion: How Costco saves taxpayers money
(Source: Opinion column by Eleanor Bloxham at CNN.com, June 11, 2013. Ms. Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance, a board advisory firm.) Can a company with a low-price strategy afford to pay employees higher wages? Costco seems to...
