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Pittsburgh-Harrisburg Amtrak route in danger of being shut down
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 4, 2013) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — One of Pittsburgh's two remaining Amtrak routes, the one serving Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York, and points in between, may be on the chopping block in October. That's the deadline for...
Ray LaHood to step down as U.S. transportation secretary: Plans to stay until successor is confirmed
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, January 29, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, Secretary Ray LaHood announced to the employees of the U.S. Department of Transportation that after serving for four years in President Obama’s Cabinet, he...
Exposed: How Whole Foods and the biggest organic foods distributor are screwing workers
(Source: AlterNet, January 31, 2013) United Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI), the largest multi-billion dollar wholesale distributor of organic and “natural” foods in the U.S., is currently under investigation for 45 violations of federal labor law, including...
Vermont governor seeks more Amtrak service
(Source: Railway Age, January 31, 2013) NEW YORK — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has advanced a fiscal year 2014 state budget with funding for restored passenger rail service between Rutland and Burlington, running north-south on the Green Mountain State’s western flank....
AAR: Intermodal up 1.6 percent over 2012 for week ending January 26
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 31, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending January 26, 2013, with U.S. railroads originating 265,839 carloads,...
NJ Transit trains record best on-time performance in 2012
(Source: Asbury Park Press, February 1, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — On the 30th anniversary of the creation of NJ Transit rail operations, agency officials said its trains set a record last year of a 96.4 percent on-time performance, breaking the previous record of 96.2...
SEPTA’s trains all wrapped up, ready to roll
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 1, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Four SEPTA train cars have been converted into rolling advertisements as part of an aggressive effort by SEPTA to sell ad space on its vehicles and stations. An additional 21 cars are also wrapped in...
Teamsters Canada MOW Division ratifies new contract at CP Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 31, 2013) Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Maintenance of Way Division members recently ratified a five-year agreement with Canadian Pacific. Full story: Progressive Railroading
New York’s Grand Central Station celebrates 100th anniversary with spectacular photographs
(Source: Daily Mail, January 30, 2013) LONDON — It made its debut in the heyday of cross-country train travel, faced demolition in the era of the auto, and got a new lease on life with a facelift in its eighth decade. Now Grand Central Terminal, the doyenne of...
Senate passes debt ceiling, no-budget no-pay bill
(Source: Politico, January 31, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With little fanfare Thursday, the Senate agreed to suspend the nation’s $16.4 trillion debt ceiling until May 19, postponing the specter of default that threatened the nation as early as February. The vote was...
