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NJ Transit suffers significant damage following Sandy
(Source: Associated Press, November 1, 2012) SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — NJ Transit engineers and officials were still inspecting about 500 miles of track. Some of the worst damage to NJ Transit tracks was on the North Jersey Coast Line, where two cargo containers and several...
One of Romney’s final campaign rallies is at a stimulus-funded Ohio company
(Source: Mother Jones, October 31, 2012) On Friday, Mitt Romney will hold one of the final rallies of his 2012 presidential campaign at Screen Machine Industries, a heavy machinery manufacturer in central Ohio. The company also happens to be the recipient of nearly...
Three railroad workers severely burned in fire, area evacuated
(Source: Associated Press, November 1, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Flames from a derailed train car sent people rushing out of neighborhoods and an entire town near Louisville on Wednesday while firefighters tried to douse the chemical blaze that left three workers badly...
For Tampa streetcar, crossing one CSX railroad track costs $400,000
(Source: The Tampa Tribune, October 31, 2012) TAMPA, Fla. — The fight to bring a streetcar downtown involved big battles. Organizers had to choose a route, persuade the federal government to give millions for the project and overcome resistance from some residents and...
Railroad rehabilitation brings new business and profits to South Dakota
(Source: Prairie Business, October 30, 2012) PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the Dakota Southern Railway Company are wrapping up a two-year, $28 million rehabilitation project on the state-owned, short-line rail system between Mitchell...
Railroads move large volumes of hazardous materials through Louisville
(Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, October 29, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The train that derailed early Monday in southwest Louisville, spilling the cancer-causing chemical 1,3-butadiene is just one of many that snake through Louisville each day, carrying vast...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Texas CEOs say Buffett manages by not managing
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 30, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — Warren Buffett is one of the nation's most successful businessmen. So what's his key to managing Berkshire Hathaway, a corporation that operates 80 businesses with annual revenue of more than...
Kansas State studying high-speed rail track systems
(Source: Associated Press, October 31, 2012) MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State is conducting research that could help high-speed rail systems better handle winter conditions. The university is leading a three-year study that looks at the freeze-thaw durability of...
Romney campaign training poll watchers to mislead voters in Wisconsin
(Source: Think Progress, October 30, 2012) Mitt Romney’s campaign has been training poll watchers in Wisconsin with highly misleading — and sometimes downright false — information about voters’ rights. Documents from a recent Romney poll watcher training obtained by...
Letter to the Editor: Rail pensions under attack
(Source: Superior Telegram, October 31, 2012) To the Telegram: A direct attack on the Railroad Retirement Pension program, contained in the Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget, passed the U.S. House of Representatives, 228-191, last March. It stated, “conform Tier...
