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Vermont Senator seeks restoration of Vermont/ Montreal train service
(The following appeared on the Burlington Free Press website on May 18, 2011.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy wants Customs and Border Protection officials to work with state representatives to help restore Amtrak service between Vermont and Montreal. The...
Opinion: Mend, don’t end, California’s high-speed train program
(The following column by Ryan Stern, board member of Californians For High Speed Rail, appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 17, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — The Times' criticism of the Central Valley starting point misses some key points. This segment doesn't just...
Fort Worth considers $3.3 million in tax breaks for GE locomotive plant
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 17, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — GE Transportation could receive up to $3.3 million in a 10-year tax abatement toward the development of a $96 million locomotive manufacturing plant in far north Fort...
Coal demand keeps engineers busy in Nebraska, BLET member say
(The following appeared on the Lincoln Journal Star website on May 17, 2011. Roy J. Helm is President of BLET Division 98 in Lincoln, Neb. Randy D. Meek is Chairman of the Nebraska State Legislative Board and also a member of Division 98.) LINCOLN, Neb. — It's not...
U.S. Class Is ramped up employment levels last month
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 17, 2011.) The U.S. Class I workforce continued to grow last month. As of mid-April, the large roads employed 156,777 people, a 0.6 percent increase compared with March’s level and 3.8 percent gain...
Amtrak chief: Trains more vulnerable to terrorist attack than planes
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak President Joseph Boardman says he wants to step up security patrols of the passenger rail network and explore new technologies able to provide advance warning of track tampering...
Union Pacific chugs into College World Series
(The following appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on May 17, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Two locomotives and 19 historic cars will carry on the railroad's long ties with baseball. Union Pacific will be rolling in a fleet of historic train cars and the popular steam...
California Rep. proposes bill to raise cap on Metrolink accident victim compensation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 16, 2011.) Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) has proposed legislation that would increase compensation to victims of the 2008 Metrolink accident in Chatsworth, Calif. Gallegly, whose district is home...
Opinion: Could Florida’s governor be warming to SunRail?
(The following column appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 17, 2011.) ORLANDO, Fla. — When SunRail's chief antagonist blows smoke at the commuter train for Central Florida, we have to clear the air of its inaccuracies. But on Friday, Dockery said something...
KCS seeks to align with short line railroads
(Kansas City Southern issued the following press release on May 13, 2011.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last week, KCS assistant vice president sales and marketing Darin Selby, Midwest Division general manager Chad Devenney and Southeast Division David Carroll attended the...
