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AAR: Record gains in weekly carload traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported record gains in rail traffic for the week ending April 2, 2011, with U.S. railroads originating 305,905...
Amtrak celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 7
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak celebrates the past, present and rich future of trains with an event in Los Angeles on the fourth annual National Train Day, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Amtrak is calling "all kids - young and old" to...
Amtrak on track to set annual ridership record
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March marked 17 consecutive months of year-over-year ridership growth for Amtrak, was the best March ever for the company and puts America's Railroad on track to set another annual ridership record....
DOT announces $3.3 million for New York high-speed rail project
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $3.3 million for the State of New York to add track and rail capacity in the congested Upstate New York area, advancing...
FRA issues Safety Advisory to railroad workers
(The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Safety Advisory to remind freight railroad operators and their employees about hazards associated with...
‘Beer railroad’ makes its last run in St. Louis
(The following appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on April 4, 2011.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — One day last month, a massive green locomotive and a string of railcars rolled out of the Anheuser-Busch brewery, passing the black iron gates and red brick buildings....
UP loaded more PRB coal trains in March
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroad website on April 6, 2011.) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,044 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 993 trains in March 2010. The Class I registered 42 missed SPRB loading...
NTSB opens public dockets on three D.C. Metro accident investigations
(The NTSB issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the NTSB's investigations into three separate accidents that occurred on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system between November 2009 and February 2010, today...
Connecticut submits $227 million high-speed rail bid
(The following appeared on the Connecticut Post website on April 5, 2011.) STAMFORD, Conn. — Following Florida's rejection of $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funds, Connecticut officials formally submitted an application Monday to use $227 million of the money...
Teamsters across America take part in Day of Solidarity on April 4
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on April 5, 2011.) washington, D.C. — Teamsters took part in a massive day of action on Monday, April 4th, in solidarity with workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and states across the country. Teamsters and our...
