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Boom times on the tracks: Rail capacity, spending soar
(Source: Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2013) EPPING, N.D. — On a recent subzero day at a rail station here on the plains, a giant tank train stretches like a black belt across the horizon—as far as the eye can see. Soon it will be filled to the brim with light, sweet...
BLET, oldest U.S. union, approaching 150th anniversary
(Source: Teamster Nation, April 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen -- now part of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters -- is celebrating its 150th anniversary in about 5 weeks. Full story: Teamster Nation
Teen who took pictures of trains sues over arrest
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, March 25, 2013) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A teenage train fanatic who was arrested while taking pictures of Metro-North trains in Greenburgh says that he was illegally harassed and detained, apparently because they suspected him of...
CSX releases 2012 annual report
(Source: CSX press release, March 27, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX is a better, faster and more capable company than it was even one year ago, Michael Ward, the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer wrote to investors in the 2012 Annual Report...
CN to report 1Q 2013 financial and operating results on April 22
(Source: CN press release, March 26, 2013) MONTREAL — CN will issue its first-quarter 2013 financial and operating results on April 22, 2013, at 4.01 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a conference...
Amtrak route’s reprieve a relief to Western Pa. train riders
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 26, 2013) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Travelers will be able to continue to enjoy the convenience of boarding the train in Latrobe and traveling to Pittsburgh and Chicago or to Harrisburg and Philadelphia now that the Pennsylvanian...
Amtrak Downeaster operator authorizes deal for $12.2 million layover structure in Brunswick
(Source: Times Record, March 26, 2013) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The operator of Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger trains will develop an indoor train layover facility in Brunswick. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority board authorized the award of a design-build...
Another slanted high-speed rail story from CNN’s Anderson Cooper
(Source: Streetsblog Capitol Hill, March 27, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not one to back away from a terrible argument, CNN’s Anderson Cooper is sticking with his series exposing the “boondoggle” of federal high-speed rail funding. In a segment aired Monday night, he and...
Under obscure law, California High-Speed Rail Authority sues everybody, invites you to argue case in court
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, March 28, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state of California has filed a civil case against everyone -- literally, the whole world -- seeking to validate $8.6 billion in voter-approved bonds for its $69 billion high-speed rail project....
Supporters of California bullet train say political compromises reached to advance the plan will slow travel
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Some longtime backers of the project are objecting to political compromises that they say undermine legal safeguards for the massive investment, notably a design that would move passengers between urban...
