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Mica aims for T&I to complete transport bill in May
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 15, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to complete the panel's work on the next long-term transportation legislation in May, an...
Md. seeks high-speed rail money that Florida spurned
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 15, 2011.) BALTIMORE — State transportation officials are trying to make sure Florida's loss is Maryland's gain as they prepare applications for about $450 million in federal high-speed rail grants for two...
Lautenberg, Menendez praise Northeast Corridor’s high-speed designation
(The following appeared on the North Jersey website on March 15, 2011.) U. S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez on Tuesday praised the Obama administration’s decision to designate the Northeast Corridor as a federally recognized “High-Speed Rail corridor.”...
Editorial: Wisconsin Republicans to get reward from corporate lobbyists
(The following editorial appeared on the Digital Journal website on March 14, 2011.) Any pretense that the Wisconsin GOP's Koch binge aimed at destroying union workers was meant to save Wisconsin's budget woes flew out the window when details of their meeting with...
Michigan’s GOP Gov. slashes corporate tax rate by 86 percent, hikes taxes for working poor
(The following appeared on the Think Progress website on March 15, 2011.) As we’ve been documenting, several conservative governors have proposed placing the brunt of deficit reduction onto the backs of their state’s public employees, students, and middle-class...
After turning down $800 million for passenger rail, Wisconsin gives $20 million to freight
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 15, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled over $20 million in state grants and about $5 million in loans to short line freight railroads and shippers to upgrade rail...
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reports traffic up in February 2011
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following press release on March 14, 2011.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported traffic volumes for February 2011. GWI’s traffic in February 2011 was 72,687 carloads, an increase of 7,819 carloads, or 12.1...
RailAmerica reports monthly carloads down in February 2011
(RailAmerica, Inc., issued the following press release on March 14, 2011.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. today reported that its total freight carloads for the month ended February 28, 2011 were 63,347, down 5.5% from 67,041 in February 2010. The Company had...
CSX hikes export coal rates as of April 1
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 14, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation set new export coal rates as of April 1 that are higher than expected, said an industry research firm, in a short-term tariff that could permit more...
New Mexico Senate votes for Union Pacific tax break in exchange for rail center
(The following appeared on the Las Cruces Sun-News website on March 14, 2011.) SANTA FE, N.M. — The state Senate on Monday night voted to eliminate locomotive fuel taxes for Union Pacific, provided that it moves a rail center from El Paso to Santa Teresa. The bill...
