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Szabo: Obama support of high-speed rail ‘remains as strong as ever’
(Source: The Hill, June 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Railroad Administration chief Joseph Szabo said Monday that President Obama is unwavering in his support for high-speed rail projects. Speaking a conference held by the American Public Transportation...
MBTA ridership growth contributes to nationwide surge
(Source: Boston Globe, June 4, 2012) BOSTON — The MBTA saw one of the highest growth rates in ridership in the first quarter of the year among America’s public transit systems, contributing to an overall 5 percent surge nationally, the American Public Transportation...
Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making
(Source: Associated Press, June 5, 2012) MADISON, Wis. — Following a brief but bruising campaign, both sides of the recall election targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are prepared for a narrow margin Tuesday as the Republican tries to become the first U.S. governor...
Short line Mission Mountain Railroad connects industries in relative obscurity
(Source: Flathead Beacon, May 31, 2012) COLUMBIA FALLS — For most people, Mondays are never easy. But few have ever had to deal with the daunting task that Levi Hubler and Dyllan Vincent faced last week after BNSF Railway left 40 freight cars for the Mission Mountain...
Q&A with Wick Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern
(Source: Virginian Pilot, June 4, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — Wick Moorman began his railroad career at Southern Railway as an 18-year-old co-op student at Georgia Tech. That was in 1970, a dozen years before the merger that created Norfolk Southern Corp. He recently...
Port expansion leads to KCS speed increases
(Source: Sun Herald, June 1, 2012) GULFPORT, Miss. — Kansas City Southern Railway will increase train speed from 10 miles per hour to 25 mph along segments of its rail line from Gulfport to Hattiesburg. Track upgrades funded for port expansion are allowing KCSR to...
Demand on rise ahead of Amtrak’s launch in Norfolk, Va.
(Source: Virginian Pilot, June 2, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — The daily round-trip Amtrak train leaving Norfolk for Richmond, Washington and beyond doesn't start until the end of the year — but some are already clamoring for more service. Full story: Virginian Pilot
Arizona-based mining company Asarco is suing Union Pacific
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, June 2, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Arizona mining company Asarco has sued Union Pacific, arguing that the railroad hasn’t held up its part of a settlement deal over lead contamination at the site of a former smelting facility in Omaha. Full...
Poll shows California high-speed rail losing public support
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — While 53 percent of voters approved a bond issue for the project in 2008, a poll published in yesterday’s edition of the Los Angeles Times, found that 59 percent would oppose it if given another chance to vote. Full...
Amtrak chief of police wants more canines, less inspectors from TSA
(Source: Fierce Homeland Security, June 1, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canine detection teams improve passenger rail security more than Transportation Security Administration inspectors do, said Amtrak Chief of Police John O'Connor at a May 31 House Homeland Security...
