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Long wait for high-speed rail in U.S., Canada
(The following appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on June 9, 2011.) MONTREAL — Don’t buy your high-speed train ticket to New York just yet - wait another 10, 20, or possibly 30 years. That's when a viable high-speed corridor between Montreal and the Big Apple...
UP conductor hurt in collision with rig
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 8, 2011.) PARAGOULD, Ark. — Greene County authorities say a worker aboard a Union Pacific Railroad train is recovering from injuries after the train collided with a tractor-trailer rig. Authorities said the driver...
AAR report: U.S. roads ramped up carloads, workforce in May
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 8, 2011.) In May, U.S. carloads increased 0.5 percent to 1.16 million units and intermodal volume rose 7.5 percent to 932,956 units compared with May 2010 totals, according to the Association of...
Operation Lifesaver unveils Rail Safety Challenge on International Level Crossing Awareness Day
(Operation Lifesaver Inc. issued the following on June 9, 2011.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Statistics show that approximately one out of four railroad crossing crashes involve vehicles that require a Commercial Driver License (CDL) to operate. To address this issue, Operation...
Western rails get ready to redraw intermodal map
(The following appeared on the DC Velocity website on June 7, 2011.) The two Western rail giants, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad Co., are positioning themselves to capitalize on a potential bonanza: The conversion of millions of...
Hearings scheduled to look into bin Laden rail threats
(The following appeared on The Hill website on June 8, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said Wednesday that he would hold a hearing next week on rail safety to examine reports that terrorist Osama bin Laden was planning to target American...
Mullins to join the National Mediation Board
(The National Mediation Board issued the following press release on June 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. LoValerie Mullins will join the agency’s Office of Mediation Services on June 20, 2011, as...
Railcar owners parked 2,855 more units in May
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American owners of railcars parked 2,855 additional cars during May, expanding the fleet of idled units at a time when bulk rail freight shipments had weakened from...
Can high-speed rail advocates lobby D.C. with public funds? Yes and no
(The following appeared on the Miami Herald website on June 8, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skeptics question whether the California High-Speed Rail Authority can lobby the federal government with public funds. The answer is: yes and no. It all depends on what pocket the...
BNSF cross-border railway project under scrutiny
(The following appeared on the El Paso Times website on June 8, 2011.) EL PASO, Texas — A group of U.S.-Mexico border residents is asking the U.S. Justice Department to look into whether the BNSF Railway did anything improper to influence a massive railway project in...
