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Republicans prohibit funding for high-speed rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans late Thursday night adopted an amendment that would prohibit California from receiving any high speed rail money in a huge five-year transportation bill headed to the House floor...
House GOP plan puts mass transit funds at risk
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger, February 7, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — Thirty years ago, President Reagan dedicated a penny per gallon from the federal gas tax to mass transit, giving agencies like NJ Transit a reliable annual source of money to repair tracks, modernize train...
House GOP bill: Amtrak food would be privatized, but taxpayers would still pay for any losses
(Source: Huffington Post, February 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The measure's language, however, outlines the limits of what even its proponents think privatization can accomplish. The proposed legislation states the federal government would pay out "any portion of...
Senate passage of FAA reauthorization attacks collective bargaining rights
(Source: Association of Flight Attendants-CWA press release, February 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization...
Feb. 5, 1883: Southern Pacific Railroad completes “Sunset Route”
(Source: HistoryChannel.com, February 5, 2012) On February 5, 1883, the Southern Pacific Railroad completed its transcontinental "Sunset Route" from New Orleans to California, consolidating its dominance over rail traffic to the Pacific. One of the most powerful...
Amtrak train takes in scenery between New York and Chicago
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, February 5, 2012) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amtrak’s Cardinal is not a big train — just one sleeping car, three coaches and a combination dining/lounge car that follow a meandering southerly route between New York and Chicago. But between those...
Amtrak to celebrate National Train Day on May 12
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, February 4, 2012) GALESBURG, Ill. — Amtrak’s 5th annual National Train Day is May 12. Many of the National Train Day celebrations take place at train stations in large cities — Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles...
Commuters continue to breath diesel exhaust at Chicago’s Union Station
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2012) CHICAGO — Thousands of commuters continue to breathe high levels of lung-damaging diesel exhaust at Chicago's Union Station, in part because of nagging maintenance problems at the Old Post Office that straddles the...
Opinion: Rail’s handling of TSA should be a model
(Source: CNN.com opinion column by Don Phillips, February 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration is not just angering travelers at airports. The TSA also does buses, trucks, subways and trains. Guess what? The none-too-popular agency...
Harrison buys $5 million in CP Rail stock
(Source: Business News Network, February 6, 2012) OTTAWA — Hunter Harrison is so convinced that he will be driving a turnaround at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. that he invested $5 million last week in the freight carrier's shares. "Look, you think I believe in this...
