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Privatized rail in UK has meant ‘higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers’ bill’
(Source: The Guardian, June 6, 2013) LONDON — Privatized rail has meant higher fares, older trains and a greater bill for the taxpayer, with train companies diverting profits to shareholders with barely any investment, a report has found. Researchers said the public...
Buffett rail rally defies analysts seeing end to gains
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 6, 2013) NEW YORK — Investors are driving railroad stocks to the best start to a year since 2008, looking past downgrades by Wall Street analysts, in a bet that Warren Buffett is right about the carriers’ long-term prospects. Full story:...
Sierra Club sues BNSF Railway and coal producers, claiming they pollute waterways
(Source: Globe and Mail, June 6, 2013) TORONTO — California-based Sierra Club has filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway, Peabody Energy and several other coal producers alleging that rail cars filled with coal are polluting waterways in Washington state. Full story:...
Opinion: Coal exports benefit economy and environment, BLET member says
(Source: Opinion column by BLET member Jim Dayton, which appeared in The Dalles Chronicle on June 6, 2013. Dayton is a member of BLET Division 236 (Portland, Ore.) and serves as General Chairman of the BLET's Union Pacific-Western Region General Committee of...
California bullet train agency awards $985 million contract to begin construction
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 7, 2013) LOS ANGELES — The California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Thursday to award a $985-million contract to Sylmar-based Tutor Perini to begin construction of the state's bullet train system, helping to advance the project as it...
At 310-mph, Japan’s new maglev train is world’s fastest
(Source: The Telegraph, June 5, 2013) The new generation L0 Series trains, which employ the latest magnetic levitation technology instead of conventional wheels, will begin commercial services in 2027. Full story: The Telegraph
Schumer to CSX: Don’t ignore town’s flooding problems
(Source: The Post-Standard, June 4, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The mayor of Minoa, frustrated with persistent village flooding that he blames on clogged CSX Corp. drainage ditches, has turned to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for help dealing with the freight railroad. Mayor...
Union Pacific making Missouri infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, June 5, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Illinois' and Missouri's transportation infrastructure by investing more than $20 million in the rail line between Chester and near Scott City, Mo. The...
Operation Lifesaver brings its safety message to the world of transit
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, June 5, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Operation Lifesaver, Inc.’s (OLI) President and CEO Joyce Rose told attendees of the American Public Transportation Association 2013 Rail Conference that with record-breaking ridership on the...
Panama Canal upgrade could increase container traffic through W.Va.
(Source: The State Record, May 30, 2013) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shipping freight by container is a larger part of the rail freight traffic than it has been in the past, and it could get a big boost in the eastern United States in 2015 when expansion of the Panama Canal...
