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Additional vapor intrusion tests conducted near BNSF yard in Whitefish, Mont.
(Source: EMSL Analytical press release, March 12, 2012) KALISPELL, Mont. — Last month, KAJ18 in Kalispell, Montana reported that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was again testing buildings near a rail yard in Whitefish. The buildings are located near the...
STB releases speakers’ schedule for March 22 hearing on Berkshire Hathaway acquisition of BNSF
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, March 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the Board's March 22, 2012 public hearing to explore the impact...
Rail stocks mixed at close of March 12 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading, including CN, which fell 0.5 percent, and Union Pacific, which rose 0.5 percent. Full story: CBS News
CAW criticizes U.S. subsidy to Caterpillar locomotive sales in Canada
(Source: Canadian Auto Workers press release, March 9, 2012) TORONTO — The President of the Canadian Auto Workers has reacted angrily to news that a U.S. government agency is subsidizing sales of U.S.-made locomotives to a Canadian mining operation - locomotives made...
Amtrak ridership grows in Pacific Northwest
(Source: The Register-Guard, March 12, 2012) EUGENE, Ore. — The Amtrak Cascades train run between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C., saw a record 847,709 riders in 2011, up 1 percent from the previous record set in 2010, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation....
Amtrak, CSX reach agreement on Empire Corridor line
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 12, 2012) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak will take control of the Empire Corridor from Poughkeepsie to Schenectady in early November after the line's owner, CSX Corp., reached a lease agreement with the passenger rail service. Full story:...
Teamsters oppose new border crossing standards for Mexican truckers
(Source: Charleston Gazette, March 10, 2012) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Teamsters Union filed a legal reply brief last week in its lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation's pilot program that is opening the Mexican border to potentially dangerous...
Section of high-speed rail collapses after heavy rains in China, renewing safety fears
(Source: Reuters, March 12, 2012) NEW YORK — On March 9, a 984-foot section of an unopened high-speed railway collapsed in central China’s Hubei province following heavy rains, renewing safety concerns prompted by a fatal crash last year. The stretch, which had...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 9, 2012) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Wisconsin governor wants to keep train base plans on track despite cost
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 9, 2012) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Gov. Scott Walker's administration is pushing to move forward with a $55 million to $63 million Milwaukee train maintenance base — even though a state analysis suggests it might be cheaper to...
