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Two new member unions join AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department
(Source: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department press release, February 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) is pleased to welcome the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and UNITE HERE as the organization’s...
BNSF unveils landslide action plan for biggest trouble spots in Seattle area
(Source: www.king5.com, February 28, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — Sixteen million dollars in proposed improvements are targeted to prevent mudslides along northern routes for Sound Transit trains between Everett and Seattle. Out of the 200 reported landslides since...
L.A. port issues final environmental report for BNSF’s proposed intermodal facility
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 28, 2013) The Port of Los Angeles has released a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for BNSF Railway Co.'s proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) project. The project involves the construction of an...
AAR: Intermodal rises 4.1 percent over 2012 for week ending February 23
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — AAR reported mixed rail traffic for the week ending Feb.23, 2013, with total U.S. weekly carloads of 278,059 carloads, down 1.2 percent compared with the same week last...
California high-speed rail finally wins Peninsula lawsuit after five years
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, February 28, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly five years after Peninsula cities first sued to block California's high-speed train from running along the Caltrain corridor, a judge has dismissed the case in a long-awaited victory for...
Short-range Amtrak routes surge in popularity, up 55% over 1997
(Source: Boston Globe, February 28, 2013) BOSTON — Short-distance Amtrak routes have surged in popularity, according to a Brookings Institution report. Ridership on Amtrak trips under 400 miles has more than doubled since 1997. Full story: Boston Globe
Amtrak carried record passenger traffic in 2012
(Source: Washington Post, March 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Perhaps sparked by highway congestion or the hassle of air travel, Amtrak’s passenger rail service has been the nation’s fastest growing mode of transportation, according to a new report that urges Congress...
Sequester may revive Amtrak Joe Biden
(Source: ABC News, February 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coming soon, Amtrak Joe may be riding the rails once again. At a meeting in Washington yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden told the nation’s attorneys general there was one good thing about the sequester’s $85...
Editorial: Washington fails to govern as the sequester arrives
(Source: Washington Post, February 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — To govern is to choose. By missing Friday’s deadline for averting $85 billion worth of across-the-board spending cuts to defense and domestic programs, Congress and President Obama have chosen not to...
Union Pacific Railroad ordered by OSHA to pay more than $309,000 for violating the Federal Railroad Safety Act
Order is OSHA's third in 13 months against railroad's Pocatello, Idaho, operations (Source: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) press release, February 28, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational...
