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DOT provides $126 million to ease train congestion in Chicago
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 24, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the Illinois Department of Transportation can now start spending $126 million for Chicago’s Englewood Flyover project...
Opponents of Amtrak privatization point to rail chaos in Great Britain
(Source: The Charleston Gazette, June 26, 2011) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Opponents of a Republican plan to privatize Amtrak say commuters need look no further than Great Britain, where privatization of British railroads led to layoffs, higher fares and poor service. Full...
Six killed, dozens hurt as truck slams into Amtrak train in Nevada
(Source: Associated Press and Reuters news reports, June 26, 2011) SPARKS, Nev. — A semitrailer skidded through downed crossing gates and into the side of an Amtrak train in rural Nevada on June 24, killing six people and injured dozens of others. The National...
Riding like a railroad baron
(Source: Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2011.) NEW YORK — All big Class I railroads own special corporate train cars for their chief executives. Some see it as a luxury and the railroads are not interested in making them accessible or drawing attention to them....
Durbin seeks meeting on rail consolidation in Springfield, Ill.
(Source: Springfield State Journal-Register, June 24, 2011) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has issued a letter calling for a meeting to discuss rail consolidation in Springfield, Ill., in hopes of bringing an Illinois legislative delegation...
Coal hauler BNSF Railway opposes solar energy plan
(Source: Reuters, June 22, 2011) LOS ANGELES — The BNSF Railway, one the nation's largest haulers of coal, is opposing a massive solar energy project planned for California's Mojave Desert. The railroad suggests that the solar facility would be so bright that the...
Power problems disrupt Amtrak, NJ Transit for third time in three days
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger, June 24, 2011) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit commuters are steamed after various problems have caused trains to be late three times in the past three days. Full story: www.nj.com
North Dakota flooding adds to CP Rail’s woes
(Source: Reuters, June 23, 2011) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway has shut a key freight line through North Dakota due to flooding, another blow to the railroad's severe-weather plagued operations so far this year. Full story: www.reuters.com
DOT announces $16 million PTC grant for California’s rail network
(Source: DOT press release, June 23, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) can now begin spending a $16 million grant that will support safety and scheduling improvements on...
Hoffa praises NLRB for proposing fairer elections
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a common-sense rule to make sure workers have the basic right to vote....
