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Severe weather rained on UP’s SPRB coal train loadings in May
Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 876 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 896 trains in May 2010. The Class I loaded 92 percent of National Coal Transportation Association (NCTA) demand from the SPRB. Full story: Progressive...
Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express sees increase in riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 12, 2011.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont officials say the number of riders on Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express has increased. The transportation agency says Amtrak's most recent report to the state shows that ridership...
North Dakota officials boarding the ‘save Amtrak’ express to D.C.
(The following appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on June 10, 2011.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With Amtrak’s Empire Builder suspended passenger rail service through North Dakota entering its second consecutive weekend because of flooding in the Devils Lake Basin, a...
CN, UP among most affected as Missouri River flooding shuts rail facilities
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 10, 2011.) NEW YORK — The flooding Missouri River is cutting off rail lines, yards and shippers for several major North American carriers, and the range of outages will expand in the next week....
BNSF, UP deny price-fixing accusations
(The following appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 8, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad on Wednesday vehemently rejected a lawsuit’s claims that the Omaha-based railroad and BNSF Railway Co. breached federal anti¬trust laws through price...
Rep. Rahall: Amtrak privatization plan is short-sighted; we should invest in rail
(The following column by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) appeared on The Hill website on June 8, 2011. Rahall is ranking member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of a historic vote to end Medicare, Republicans are...
Vermont, New York officials look at more passenger rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 10, 2011.) RUTLAND, Vt. — Transportation officials from Vermont and New York are studying the possibility of adding passenger rail service to parts of southwestern Vermont and adjacent areas of New York. The two...
EPA honors UP for Genset technology
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on June 9, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Union Pacific Railroad with its Clean Air Excellence Award for developing Genset switching locomotive technology, which...
NJ Transit to use text messages to help fight terror
(The following appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on June 10, 2011.) NEWARK — If you see something, text something. NJ Transit police have taken a new approach to the slogan which has become a mantra for law enforcement in the post 9/11 world. On Wednesday, NJ...
LaHood pledges 160-mph trains in Illinois in five years
(The following appeared on the State Journal-Register website on June 10, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said in Springfield Thursday that, within five years, passenger trains will make the trip between Chicago and St. Louis in...
