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Track installation begins tomorrow for central Illinois high-speed rail
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A major rail corridor project in Illinois gets under way this weekend, as crews begin the biggest upgrade of tracks in a route owned by Union Pacific Railroad so that...
GOP attack on unions could threaten aviation safety bill
(The following appeared on the Washington Times website on March 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A move by some House Republicans to alter the way rail and airline workers organize could threaten a comprehensive aviation safety bill, continuing the GOP’s push back at...
Hoffa calls on congress to keep NMB voting rule for rail, airline workers
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on March 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today urged the House of Representatives to keep the current simple majority voting process for all workers in the rail and...
House Highways and Transit Subcommittee begins hearing on surface transportation reauthorization
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 30, 2011.) Yesterday, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit began a two-day hearing on pending surface transportation reauthorization to solicit...
Opinion: Foggy thinking in the Sunshine State
(The following column by Froma Harrop appeared on the Everett Daily Herald website on March 30, 2011.) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — You'd think that a state knocked cold by the real-estate meltdown would invest in a future not based on housing bubbles. And that if the feds...
California goes after all of Florida’s high-speed rail money
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 31, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — California high-speed rail officials voted Wednesday to seek an additional $2.43 billion in federal construction funds recently relinquished by Florida’s new Republican...
Metra’s UP North plan called ‘an improvement’
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 29, 2011.) CHICAGO — More than 100 people turned out at a public forum on the North Side this evening to view plans to rebuild bridges and embankments along Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Comments from...
CSX derailment near Youngstown forces demolition of tower
(The following appeared on the Youngstown Vindicator website on March 30, 2011.) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — It took workers only 24 hours to remove an early Monday 14-car train derailment in the center of Newton Falls and restore regular train traffic. By Tuesday morning...
Amtrak now tweeting Northeast Corridor delays
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 29, 2011.) BALTIMORE — Amtrak may not be able to prevent its trains from being delayed, but now it can at least tweet about it. The national passenger railroad announced it has just launched a pilot program...
Bomb scare on Amtrak train at Oakland station
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on March 29, 2011.) OAKLAND, Calif. — An Amtrak train was evacuated and searched Tuesday evening following a bomb threat, but no explosives were found on board, police said. Police were called to the Amtrak...
