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California bullet train plan approved by state rail agency
(Source: Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — A formal plan to build a California bullet train that would become partially operational in 10 years was approved by the state rail agency Thursday, though the blueprint was amended at the last minute to...
First Lady Michelle Obama visit KCS yard in Shreveport
(Source: The News Star, April 12, 2012) MONROE, La. — First Lady Michelle Obama is at Kansas City Southern Railways in Shreveport to mark a milestone as well as an anniversary for the Joining Forces initiative. Full story: The News Star
OSHA orders CSX to pay more than $186,000 to illegally fired track worker
(Source: Albany Times-Union, April 12, 2012) ALBANY, N.Y. — CSX Transportation, Inc., must pay more than $186,000 to a worker who was illegally fired after he raised safety issues, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced...
BLET member helps make Omaha rail crossings safer
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, April 13, 2012. Chris Dittus is a member of BLET Division 183 in Omaha, Neb.) OMAHA, Neb. — When you’re at the gears of a locomotive and you see a car or a person on the tracks, you think about hitting the brakes. But you also know the...
Union Pacific to make track and infrastructure improvements in Kansas
(Source: Union Pacific press release, April 22, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Kansas' transportation infrastructure by investing $14.4 million in the rail line that runs between Kansas City and just east of Topeka. The project is in progress...
Decision expected by end of month on shutting down Chicago rail liness during NATO
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, April 12, 2012) CHICAGO — Commuters getting a bit antsy about whether their ride to and from work will be disrupted during next month’s NATO Summit will get some answers by the end of the month, Metra said Wednesday. That’s when the U.S....
Good news for CP may be bad for Ackman
(Source: Globe and Mail, April 11, 2012) TORONTO — The drawn-out proxy fight between Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. management may become more complicated when the railway announces upbeat first-quarter results on April 20, says...
California state senators say they won’t rush bullet train plans
(Source: Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The plan to build the California bullet train is almost certain to be approved Thursday by the state's high-speed rail authority at a board meeting in San Francisco, but the project is facing a less certain...
GE, Caterpillar face off in hot locomotive market
(Source: Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2012) NEW YORK — Caterpillar is trying to catch up with General Electric in the locomotive market amid a surge in demand. According to the Wall Street Journal, rising profits are allowing railroad companies to upgrade their...
NJ Transit spends $408 million on locomotives built specially for scuttled tunnel
(Source: The Record, April 12, 2012) WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Governor Christie killed the Hudson River rail tunnel nearly two years ago, but New Jersey taxpayers will still pay more than $408 million for locomotives built specially for the project. Full story: The...
