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President Obama nominates Yvonne Burke to Amtrak post
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2012) LOS ANGELES — President Obama has nominated former U.S. Rep. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, a trailblazing fixture in Los Angeles area politics, to the Amtrak board of directors, the White House announced Thursday. Full story: Los...
White House signals it will accept 90-day highway extension
(Source: The Hill, March 29, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House signaled to Senate Democrats that it was OK to accept a short-term extension of federal transportation funding passed Thursday by the House, even as it criticized Republicans for punting on a...
House, Senate pass 90-day extension of surface transportation bill
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 29, 2012) On March 29, the House, followed by the Senate, passed a 90-day extension of current surface transportation programs, which were set to expire on March 31. The measure now is on its way to President Obama for his...
Teamsters urge House to pass Senate transportation bill
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 27, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the House of Representatives should stop stalling and pass the Senate’s surface transportation bill. The House is...
Vintage UP steam train shuttles Civil War re-enactors to Shiloh
(Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 28, 2012) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marking a conflict that ravaged a divided nation 150 years ago, about 180 Civil War re-enactors rolled toward the Shiloh battlefield for weekend events on rails that later tied the country coast to...
Railroad stocks down at close of March 28 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were down at the close of March 28 trading, including Union Pacific, which fell 2.4 percent, and CSX, which also fell 2.4 percent. Full story: CNBC
Afton, Osceola included in BNSF project
(Source: Osceola-Sentinel Tribune, March 28, 2012.) CRESTON, Iowa — Osceola and Afton will be two of four locations where a high-speed crossover will soon be installed along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) southern Iowa railway route to reduce congestion and...
Amtrak service in Florida on track if governor signs bill
(Source: TC Palm, March 28, 2012) STUART, Fla. — Amtrak supporters, who hope to bring the federally subsidized passenger rail service to the Treasure Coast, are waiting to see if Gov. Rick Scott signs a bill in coming days that will allow the state to be held liable...
Planned rail upgrades between Chicago and St. Louis to affect Amtrak routes
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2012) CHICAGO — Upgrades are planned on the rail line between Chicago and St. Louis for future high-speed Amtrak trains. Improvements will include installing new rail, upgrading bridges, culverts and drainage and installing new...
Analysts doubt impact of Canadian Pacific investor day
(Source: Financial Post, March 29, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. might have made some sound arguments at its investor day in Toronto this week, but some questioned whether it would be enough to sway shareholders. Full story: Calgary Herald
