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Senator Frank Lautenberg, rail promoter, announces retirement
(Source: Streetsblog Capitol Hill, February 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday afternoon, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that Frank Lautenberg would return as chair of the committee’s Surface Transportation, &...
Your union-made Valentine’s Day shopping list
(Source: Teamster Nation, February 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Looking for a union-made Valentine card for your Union Maid? Teamsters can support their brothers and sisters in the Graphic Communications Conference (GCC) by looking for cards they make with the "GCC" or...
CSX to return American Red Cross response trucks after Superstorm Sandy
(Source: CSX press release, February 13, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When the American Red Cross needed to return the Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) used in Superstorm Sandy to home chapters across the country, the agency turned to CSX and other railroads for help....
Union Pacific announces corporate relations appointments
(Source: Union Pacific press release, February 13, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad today announced the following Corporate Relations appointments. Donna Kush will be promoted to vice president Public Affairs - Northern Region effective April 1, succeeding...
CSX Corporation declares quarterly dividend
(Source: CSX press release, February 13, 2013) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Earlier today, the board of directors of CSX Corporation approved a $0.14 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2013, to shareholders of...
FRA: New bridge in Durham will improve safety, reliability and boost local economy
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 14, 2013) DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today participated in the groundbreaking for a new $24 million railroad bridge at Hopson Road in Durham that will make train and...
BNSF adds special rail cars to carry 737 fuselages
(Source: Dallas Business Journal, February 13, 2013) DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Business Journal is reporting that the BNSF Railway is adding special rail cars to its fleet in order to meet a growing demand for the transportation of Boeing 737 fuselages. Full story:...
NJ Transit estimates storm damage up to $450 million
(Source: NorthJersey.com, February 13, 2013) NJ Transit said Wednesday that more rail cars and locomotives — 342 — were damaged by superstorm Sandy than originally thought and that the cost of the storm to the agency has risen to $450 million. Full story:...
NJ Transit: Still months away from all Sandy-damaged trains being restored
(Source: The Star-Ledger, February 14, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is having a tough time finding parts or getting repairs for dozens of trains damaged by salt water after being left in rail yards in Kearny and Hoboken during Hurricane Sandy — a shortage that...
Mica won’t let his grudge against Amtrak die; Revives privatization scheme
(Source: Streetsblog Capitol Hill, February 13, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. John Mica (R-FL) no longer chairs the House Transportation Committee, but that doesn’t mean he’s eased up on his crusade against Amtrak. Calling the company a “Soviet style monopoly,” Mica...
