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Even after record 3-month stretch, customers continue to rail on NJ Transit over delays
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger, March 15, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit just had the best three-month stretch of train on-time performance in the history of the agency, but some riders continue to complain of delays. Full story: Newark Star-Ledger
California high-speed rail panel promises changes
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, March 15, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — When the California High-Speed Rail Authority finishes tweaking its business plan in a few weeks, expect the cost to drop, the construction time to be shortened and improvements along the...
KCS CEO Starling paid $3.35 million in 2011
(Source: Kansas City Business Journal, March 14, 2012) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — According to a report in the Kansas City Business Journal, Kansas City Southern CEO David Starling received compensation valued at $3.35 million last year. Full story: Kansas City Business...
Senate transportation bill far from transformative, despite soaring gas prices and rising transit ridership
(Source: Huffington Post, March 14, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gas prices are up. More people are relying on mass transit instead of driving their own cars. But the transportation bill the Senate will consider on Tuesday does very little to help shift Americans away...
Hoffa: Sign petition to protect bargaining rights of Michigan’s workers
(Source: Message from International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, March 14, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the entire history of the United States, there was only one era when working-class wages rose by as much as the incomes of...
New definition of ‘high-speed’ rail could help GE Transportation compete for contracts
(Source: Erie Times-News, March 15, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — A new definition of "high speed" could help GE Transportation compete for high-speed rail contracts. The Senate passed a transportation bill on Wednesday that included an amendment, which lowered the definition of...
Senate passes transportation bill, putting pressure on House
(Source: New York Times, March 15, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate easily approved a two-year, $109 billion transportation and infrastructure bill on Wednesday, putting pressure on House Republicans to set aside their stalled version and pass the Senate’s before...
Labor unions rethinking their role in politics
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 10, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As top union leaders gather in Florida on Tuesday to determine labor's political strategy this year, the influential AFL-CIO appears poised to endorse President Obama's reelection — despite some lingering...
APTA: Public transportation annual ridership topped 10 billion for sixth consecutive year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 12, 2012) Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation modes in 2011, a 2.3 percent increase versus 2010 ridership and the second-highest annual mark since 1957, the American Public Transportation Association...
BNSF reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2011
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, March 13, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF customers significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 shipping their freight by rail instead of their products moving entirely over the road. In 2011, customers avoided emitting...
