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STB’s Nottingham resigns as of March 18
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board's current sole Republican member, Vice Chairman Charles D. Nottingham, said he will resign effective March 18 or sooner if the Senate...
Rail deal clears grant for Washington State, Amtrak, to spend $590 million in BNSF corridor
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new agreement signed by the Washington State Department of Transportation, BNSF Railway and Amtrak clears the way to spend $590 million of a federal grant to upgrade...
Sen. John Kerry, others seek rejected Fla. rail funds for NE Corridor
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 28, 2011.) BOSTON — U.S. Sen. John Kerry and several other members of Congress are asking federal transportation officials to redirect $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds to projects on the Northeast...
Filing spurs talk of BNSF chief Rose as Buffett’s successor
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 1, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Matt Rose has done such a fine job of running Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway that some observers think he could be in line for a big promotion. Rose is now being...
New polls find support for public employee unions
(The following appeared on the Huffington Post website on March 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As protests continue over the proposal by Gov. Scott Walker (R) to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees in Wisconsin, two new independent national media...
Protests grow in Ohio as vote on union rights nears
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on March 2, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thousands of union supporters descended on the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday to protest a proposal that would dramatically curtail bargaining powers of government workers, as the...
Hoffa, in Ohio, leads rally to kill Senate Bill 5
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on March 1, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa led an energetic crowd today in chanting “No Justice, No Peace,” as 20,000 workers and their supporters protested a measure to...
Illinois open houses could lead to even higher-speed rail
(The following appeared on the State Journal-Register website on February 26, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Even while a study continues of the best route for passenger and freight traffic in Springfield, the state and federal governments are looking ahead to the...
Railroads detail safety changes for Chicago pedestrians
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 27, 2011.) CHICAGO — Freight trains will no longer be held back from rolling through commuter rail stations in the west suburbs during rush hour beginning this week, in exchange for new safety systems,...
New Metra CEO outlines reforms
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 25, 2011.) CHICAGO — Two weeks on the job, Metra's new CEO Friday unveiled a promised "action plan" for reforming the agency and attacking management shortcomings that two recent reports blamed on his...
