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Free rides on Metra for most seniors to end Sept. 1
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 1, 2011.) CHICAGO — The vast majority of the 440,000 senior citizens who registered to receive free transit rides over the last three years will lose the privilege on Sept. 1, officials said Wednesday....
Police investigate theft of tracks as CSX train derails in Mass.
(The following appeared on the Taunton Gazette website on June 1, 2011.) TAUNTON, Mass. — A CSX locomotive en route to a delivery in Taunton’s Myles Standish Industrial Park derailed Wednesday afternoon after thieves cut away two 8-foot sections of solid steel track,...
Webcast information for Norfolk Southern 2011 Investor Day
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on June 1, 2011.) ALTOONA, PA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present an overview of the company’s operating, financial, and strategic initiatives as part of its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference...
CSX recognized by Department of Defense
(CSX issued the following press release on June 1, 2011.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation has been awarded the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award, given by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) agency, is the...
SEPTA approves $1.2 billion budget for FY2012
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 1, 2011.) The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) board recently approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for fiscal-year 2012, a 3.5 percent increase compared with FY2011....
LaHood wants numbers on Metro rail project
(The following appeared on the Washington Examiner website on June 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Wednesday gave local officials 30 days to agree on estimates for what it will cost to finish building the Metrorail line to...
Amtrak service disrupted in three states by flooding
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 1, 2011.) DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Amtrak officials say flooding in separate areas of northern North Dakota has forced a temporary shutdown of passenger rail service between St. Paul, Minn., and Spokane, Wash.,...
Surface freight among NAFTA partners reached record value in March
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 1, 2011.) In March, the value of cargo moved by surface transportation modes between the United States and Canada and Mexico climbed 15.6 percent year over year to $80.8 billion — the highest value...
Union Pacific to pay EPA $25 million
(The following appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 2, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — A decade-long court dispute ended Wednesday when Union Pacific Corp. reached a settlement with the EPA, agreeing to pay $25 million to help alleviate lead-related health problems...
Calif. State Senate acts to overhaul high-speed rail agency
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 1, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Amid concerns over the management of California’s high-speed rail project, state lawmakers took steps Wednesday to overhaul and exert control over the agency overseeing the...
