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California rail yard clean-up plan prompts contempt allegation
(Source: Press-Enterprise, February 15, 2012) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Railroad officials have asked a federal judge to find Southern California’s air quality chief Barry Wallerstein and other air district officials in contempt of court in a long-running legal dispute over...
DOT recommends $2.2 billion to strengthen rail, bus transit projects
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 14, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today recommended $2.2 billion in funding to begin or advance construction of 29 significant rail and bus rapid transit projects in...
RailAmerica’s carloads rose, Genesee & Wyoming’s fell in January
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2012) RailAmerica Inc. reported January carloads totaling 71,737, up 4 percent compared with January 2011. Same-railroad carloads increased 3.2 percent. Meanwhile, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) yesterday reported January...
California High-Speed Rail Authority may team with Caltrain
(Source: Huffington Post, February 14, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Under a new plan currently being negotiated between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and a number of regional transit agencies, the proposed high-speed linkage between San Francisco and San Diego would...
House GOP plan would bankrupt Highway Trust Fund, report says
(Source: Journal of Commerce, February 13, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimates the Republican-backed surface transportation plan would cause a $9.4 billion shortfall in Highway Trust Fund expenditures by the end of fiscal...
NTSB issues final report on fatal 2009 CN derailment in Illinois
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 14, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today determined that the washout of a track structure and the failure to notify an oncoming train of the washout in...
Teamsters celebrate, remember James R. Hoffa
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 13, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each year in February, Teamsters take a moment to reflect upon and remember a leader who changed the course of history for working men and women in America. James R....
Maglev asset auction scheduled for March 6
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 14, 2012) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Harry Davis & Co. announced plans Monday to auction off the assets of Maglev Inc., a McKeesport-based high-speed rail developer that filed for bankruptcy in July. Full story: Pittsburgh...
KCS sues city of Lewisville after tractor-trailer collides with train
(Source: Southeast Texas Record, February 13, 2012) SHERMAN, Texas — Kansas City Southern Railway Co. filed a lawsuit against the city of Lewisville after a city employee drove a tractor-trailer into the path of an oncoming train and caused a collision on May 3, 2010....
GE Transportation invests in cleaner Evolution locomotive
(Source: Erie Times-News, February 12, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — The Evolution series locomotive, touted as the most environmentally friendly locomotive ever built, has to get even cleaner. Full story: Erie Times-News
