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DOT budget invests $129 billion in restoring America’s economic competitiveness
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 14, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today said President Obama’s $129 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the first year of a comprehensive...
High-speed rail may speed by West Texas
(The following appeared on the Abilene Reporter-News website on February 12, 2011.) ABILENE, Texas — President Barack Obama wants to spend $53 billion in a six-year program to help build a high-speed rail network, with an ultimate goal of giving 80 percent of...
Will reality derail plans for NY’s upstate tracks?
(The following appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on February 14, 2011.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — It took nearly nine years to demolish the two former Amtrak train stations here after the new Rensselaer passenger station opened in 2002. Local officials hope the new...
Landslide disrupts Amtrak traffic in Vancouver, again
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on February 12, 2011.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — A landslide in Vancouver will halt passenger train service through Clark County until 6:50 a.m. Monday. It marks at least the 10th service interruption between Vancouver and...
STB to determine if Class Is should separately report PTC costs
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 11, 2011.) On February 10, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled that it would institute a rulemaking proceeding to explore whether the board should require the nation’s largest...
UP to spend nearly $7 million on Yuma-Wellton tracks
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on February 11, 2011.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving Arizona's transportation infrastructure with a $6.9 million investment to enhance the rail line that runs from Yuma to Welton. The...
Metra finds ‘alarming’ pollution on some trains
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 14, 2011.) CHICAGO — Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly...
NS crew change facility opens in Somerset, Ky.
(The following appeared on the Commonwealth Journal website on February 22, 2011.) SOMERSET, Ky. — According to a report in the Commonwealth Journal, the crew change station is an impressive facility that promises to be an economic boom for Pulaski County. It will be...
Metra officials acknowledge mishandling service during blizzard
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 11, 2011.) CHICAGO — Metra officials on Friday acknowledged what thousands of customers found out themselves last week: The commuter rail line didn't do a very good job during the Blizzard of 2011....
With land at a premium, CSX exploits its air space
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 14, 2011.) BOSTON, Mass. — At a cost of $100 million, CSX will expand its 58-acre freight yard in Worcester, Mass., to 79 acres, making it roughly the same size as the Beacon Park yard. The new yard is...
