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Amtrak taking new look at projected ridership on Florida’s Treasure Coast
(Source: TC Palm, June 8, 2012) STUART, Fla. — Now that the state has agreed to accept liability for potential rail crashes near Miami, Amtrak representatives say they are revising their 2010 ridership and revenue studies to make sure passenger rail service through...
Metrolink to raise fares, add service
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 10, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink is planning a 7 percent fare increase systemwide beginning July 1, 2012. The passenger railroad also announced a number of service changes, including additional trains throughout the Los Angeles...
Graphic ads warn of danger near railroad tracks
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2012) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — NJ Transit presented two rather blunt public service announcements Friday with a simple plea: "Stay off the tracks." The goal is to reduce railroad fatalities. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
Railroads, refineries see profit in shipping crude oil across Maine
(Source: Bangor Daily News, June 11, 2012) BANGOR — The modern-day oil boom in the western U.S. and Canada is fueling interest in shipping crude oil by rail across Maine to a refinery in the Maritimes. Full story: Bangor Daily News
Terror attack drill at Rensselaer Amtrak Station
(Source: WNYT, June 9, 2012) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Emergency personnel conducted a terrorism response drill at the Rensselaer Amtrak Station on Saturday, June 9. Full story: www.wnyt.com
Boston rail workers praised for halting train to save child’s stuffed animal
(Source: MSNBC, June 8, 2012) BOSTON — MBTA transit workers are gaining praise from a mother for rescuing her 3-year-old daughter's stuffed animal from the train tracks. According to Casey Carey-Brown's blog, "Life with Roozle", MBTA workers acted quickly to save her...
Locked out Republic Services workers extend picket line to Long Beach
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 8, 2012) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Sanitation workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. extended their picket line to a Republic hauling yard and...
School bus drivers, Teamsters rally at Napa Valley Vineyard
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 9, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — School bus drivers with Cook-Illinois Corporation and Teamsters Joint Council 7 held a rally today at Benessere Vineyards in Napa Valley to call on its owner, John...
Republic Airways Teamsters share plight about company’s attacks on workforce
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 8, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster pilots, flight attendants and mechanics who work at Republic Airways—which provides regional jet passenger service for mainline U.S. carriers—distributed fliers...
APTA: Public transportation ridership surged in first quarter 2012
(Source: American Public Transportation Association (APTA) press release, June 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public transportation ridership surged in the first quarter of 2012, as Americans took nearly 2.7 billion trips, an increase of 5.0% over the first quarter of...
