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New Metra boss may aid reform at agency
It was a history-making week for Metra: For the first time in its 27 years, the commuter rail line had to shut down lines because of the weather. And for the first time in more than 20 years, it hired a new boss. As swiftly as the Blizzard of 2011 swept into Chicago,...
High-speed rail hits sticking point in upstate N.Y.
Advocates for high-speed rail in upstate New York may want to cross Utica-area Rep. Richard L. Hanna off their list of potential allies on the House Transportation Committee. Mr. Hanna, R-Barneveld, said recently that he doesn't see the economic benefit of super-fast...
N.J. senators, Amtrak official to announce new commuter train tunnel project across the Hudson
TRENTON — Amtrak’s top executive and New Jersey’s two U.S. senators Monday (February 7) are expected to announce an alternative to the Hudson River commuter-train tunnel that was killed by Gov. Chris Christie in October. The "Gateway" tunnel proposed by Amtrak would...
Texas lags California in high-speed rail plans
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Rick Perry never misses an opportunity to tweak California. Its massive budget deficit, often dysfunctional state government and high unemployment make the Golden State an easy target for Perry's jabs. Still, there is more in common between the...
Oil barrons put oil on rails
Trains once revolutionized the U.S. oil trade by getting barrels to market faster than horse and buggy. Some 150 years later crude is hopping the rails again as today's oil barons look to cash in on the biggest domestic price gap in decades. Shipments of oil in rail...
New York rail system suffers through brutal winter
When members of Congress met recently to discuss revitalizing passenger trains in the United States, they chose Grand Central Terminal, a majestic hub of New York's vaunted mass transit system. From a balcony above the main concourse, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told...
30 homes evacuated after NS train cars carrying ethanol explode in Ohio
About 30 residences near a Norfolk Southern rail line were evacuated early Sunday after a train derailed and some of its cars carrying ethanol exploded in Arcadia, Ohio. No injuries were reported when 26 cars derailed from the 62-car eastbound train at 2:20 a.m. near...
UP announces new share repurchase authorization, declares first quarter dividend
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on February 3, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) announced that its Board of Directors today authorized the repurchase of up to 40 million additional common shares by March 31, 2014. This new...
NS, CSX say coal shipments delayed by bad weather
Norfolk Southern and CSX Corp. said coal shipments are delayed by 48 hours because of bad weather in the U.S. Midwest. The two railroads, which move coal throughout the East, Midwest and Appalachia, are experiencing delays following a giant winter storm that slammed...
After a month on the loose, snake on a train in Boston finally snared
Penelope the pet snake’s long journey on the MBTA came to a happy end yesterday. The Dumeril’s boa had slithered away from its owner, Melissa Moorhouse of Allston, while she was riding on the Red Line nearly a month ago. Moorhouse said she first noticed the snake...
