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BMWED hails new FRA rules governing railroad camp cars
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations today to improve conditions of rail camp cars, backing several recommendations by the Brotherhood of...
BMWED hails new FRA rules governing railroad camp cars
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations today to improve conditions of rail camp cars, backing several recommendations by the Brotherhood of...
Coal is king on the rails now, but maybe not forever
(Source: News & Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — A big part of what saved the freight rail industry from disaster lies not far beneath the rolling grasslands of eastern Wyoming. Full story: News & Observer
Coal is king on the rails now, but maybe not forever
(Source: News & Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — A big part of what saved the freight rail industry from disaster lies not far beneath the rolling grasslands of eastern Wyoming. Full story: News & Observer
How railroads came back from the brink and got ahead
(Source: News Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — More than three decades after the federal government deregulated freight enjoying a new golden age. After being left for dead in the 1970s, railroads have reinvested half a billion dollars in themselves in the...
How railroads came back from the brink and got ahead
(Source: News Observer, October 31, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — More than three decades after the federal government deregulated freight enjoying a new golden age. After being left for dead in the 1970s, railroads have reinvested half a billion dollars in themselves in the...
California high-speed rail train cost estimates rise to $98.5 billion
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2011) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train will cost an estimated $98.5 billion to build over the next 22 years, a price nearly double any previous projection and one likely to trigger political sticker shock, according to a...
California high-speed rail train cost estimates rise to $98.5 billion
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2011) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train will cost an estimated $98.5 billion to build over the next 22 years, a price nearly double any previous projection and one likely to trigger political sticker shock, according to a...
Canadian Pacific Railway targeted in buyout rumors
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A private equity firm’s new minority stake in Canadian Pacific Railway is triggering suggestions of a large reorganization and even a potential outright sale of Canada’s second-largest railroad in a...
Canadian Pacific Railway targeted in buyout rumors
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 31, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A private equity firm’s new minority stake in Canadian Pacific Railway is triggering suggestions of a large reorganization and even a potential outright sale of Canada’s second-largest railroad in a...