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Amtrak celebrates anniversary with record popularity
(Source: The Independent, July 18, 2011) LONDON — Amtrak is set to carry over 30 million passengers this year as America's passenger railroad marks its 40th anniversary. Full story: The Independent
Genesee & Wyoming’s traffic climbed, RailAmerica’s fell in June
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 18, 2011) In June 2011, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) subsidiary railroads handled 84,999 carloads, up 13.4 percent compared with June 2010 volume. Meanwhile, RailAmerica Inc. reported June carloads totaling 70,238, down 4.4...
CSX gains large new coal business
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation has begun transporting coal for a new shipper: Corsa Coal out of Somerset, Pa. Additionally, the railroad announced last week it is buying more railcars to haul more export coal. Full...
Petition filed to halt Juárez to El Paso bridge construction
(Source: El Paso Times, July 17, 2011) EL PASO, Texas — Plans to construct five railroad bridges through the center of Juarez, Mexico, face possible delays as the Mexican federal court has been asked to issue an injunction to halt the project. Among other items, the...
Texas proceeds with plans for high-speed rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 14, 2011) FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas officials are moving ahead with planning efforts for two high-speed-rail projects that would connect Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston and to Oklahoma City. Full story: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
10 years after Baltimore tunnel fire, much is unchanged
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 16, 2011) BALTIMORE, Md. — Ten years ago, a CSX train derailed and caught fire in a 100-year-old tunnel in downtown Baltimore. The derailment and fire paralyzed the city and brought freight traffic to a halt along the East Coast. According...
Two BNSF workers hurt in washout, bridge collapse
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, July 16, 2011) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two BNSF Railway workers sustained injuries when a washout caused a bridge collapse near Fridley, Minn. The injuries were described as minor. Heavy rains likely contributed to the washout and bridge...
Book review: How Robber Barons railroaded America
(Source: New York Times, July 15, 2011) NEW YORK — In his new book titled "Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America," author Richard White asserts that "Transcontinental railroads were a Gilded Age extravagance that rent holes in the...
SunRail Q&A: Groundbreaking was yesterday near downtown Orlando
(Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 17, 2011) ORLANDO — Groundbreaking was held yesterday near downtown Orlando for the controversial SunRail passenger line. The Orlando Sentinel published an extensive question and answer session regarding the new route. Source: Orlando...
Opinion: Reform needed to end the railroad pricing monopoly
(Source: The Hill, July 14, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Glenn English, CEO of the National Rural Electrical Cooperatives Association and Chairman of a freight shippers' advocacy group called Consumers United for Rail Equity (CURE), is calling for several key freight rail...
