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NATO summit could shut down some rail lines in Chicago
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, March 29, 2012) CHICAGO — The U.S. Secret Service is considering shutting down rail lines that run beneath McCormick Place during the May 20-21 NATO summit to protect world leaders meeting there, potentially inconveniencing thousands of...
TSA, police work together at Amtrak station
(Source: The Telegraph, March 28, 2012) ALTON, Ill. — Agents of the federal Transportation Security Administration conducted a joint security detail with the Alton Police Department at the city's Amtrak station this week. Full story: The Telegraph
NS derailment, fire prompt evacuation near Ligonier, Ind.
(Source: Journal Gazette, March 28, 2012) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed near Ligonier early Tuesday spewed hazardous chemicals that caught fire, forced the evacuation of six homes and delayed Amtrak passengers for hours. Full story:...
AFL-CIO calls on Romney to dismiss labor advisor
(Source: Associated Press, March 26, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFL-CIO on Monday called for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to dismiss a campaign labor advisor linked to an ethics investigation at the National Labor Relations Board. Full story:...
Brown administration, California bullet train board seek to ease environmental reviews of the project
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2012) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train authority and representatives of the Brown administration are exploring ways to relax environmental review procedures on the massive project to help meet a tight construction schedule,...
Deadline nears on House GOP transportation funding plan
(Source: Journal of Commerce, March 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, House Republicans have two days to approve an extension to national transportation funding before hundreds of thousands of construction-related jobs are threatened....
BNSF must pay $21 million for grade crossing fatalities, Minnesota Supreme Court says
(Source: Pioneer Press, March 29, 2012) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court has restored a $21.6 million verdict awarded to the families of four young people killed when their vehicle collided with a train in Anoka nearly nine years ago. The high court...
Acting Union Pacific CEO earned less than one-third of what his boss earned in 2011
(Source: Associated Press, March 26, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp.’s acting CEO earned less than one-third of the $13.3 million the railroad’s top executive received last year. Full story: Washington Post
Union Pacific yard in Roseville plays key role in national transportation of goods
(Source: Roseville Press-Tribune, March 27, 2012) ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Roseville is a diverse community of about 121,000 people, and the railroad is still an important part of the city’s past, present and future. The J.R. Davis Yard is six miles long, comprised of 950...
Idled BNSF rail cars in north central Montana are back in demand
(Source: Great Falls Tribune, March 27, 2012) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Increased demand has BNSF Railway Co. moving cars that are stored near Big Sandy and between Great Falls and Cascade. Full story: Great Falls Tribune
