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Amtrak, New Jersey Transit offer expanded rail service following Sandy
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 12, 2012) Starting today, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit riders will be offered expanded service between New York City and New Jersey following massive cleanup and repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Full story:...
NJ Transit outages anger riders, spur epic commutes to NYC
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 13, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — Two weeks after the storm slammed into the East Coast, New Jersey Transit isn’t sure when it will resume full service. The agency, the nation’s largest statewide mass-transit network, is running reduced...
Waves of Teamsters helping NY recover from Sandy
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A second wave of Teamsters is right now packing trucks with hurricane relief supplies at the Red Cross warehouse in Jersey City. Full story: Teamster Nation
Railroad stocks down at close of November 9 trading
(Source: Associated Press, November 9, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were down at the close of November 9 trading, including CSX, which fell 0.8 percent, and Kansas City Southern, which fell 2.0 percent. Full story: CBS News
Private railroad company plans Miami to Orlando passenger service
(Source: Tampa Bay Tribune, November 10, 2012) TAMPA — With relatively little public fanfare in March, Florida East Coast Industries Inc., a Coral Gables real estate and transportation company, unveiled a conventional passenger train concept that continues to gain...
Amtrak acquires Groton land from Mashantuckets for $4 million
(Source: The Day, November 12, 2012) GROTON — Amtrak has paid $4 million to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation for several tracts of land near its maintenance facility off Industrial Drive, near the entrance to Bluff Point Coastal Reserve. Full story: The Day
Amtrak appoints Varn GM of long distance services
Amtrak has named Doug Varn to a newly created, Chicago-based position of general manager of long distance services. Varn currently is the railroad's chief of product planing and financial analysis in the marketing department. In the new position, he will be...
MBTA mobile-ticket era begins today for commuter rail riders
(Source: Boston Globe, November 11, 2012) BOSTON — Commuter rail customers on all North Station lines will be able to purchase and display tickets on their smartphones starting Monday, with South Station lines and ferries expected to follow after Thanksgiving. Full...
United Steelworkers local 1976 and Canadian Pacific ratify five-year agreement
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, November 9, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and the United Steel Workers (USW), Local 1976, representing approximately 800 clerical and intermodal workers, today announced that a five-year contract has been...
Romney backer who forced coal miners to attend rally unpaid fires 160 workers
(Source: The New Civil Rights Movement, November 9, 2012) Mitt Romney last month attacked President Obama‘s environmental and economic policies by running an ad featuring dozens of coal workers who, as the world now knows, were unpaid for their appearance, but forced...
