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SEPTA ridership up as gas prices surge past $3 mark
SEPTA announced earlier this month its overall ridership has increased each of the last five months, and ridership is up about 2 percent this year. Last year’s average weekday regional rail ridership was 122,100. The recent ridership increase comes on the heels of a...
Democrats push aviation bill as jobs program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic leaders brought an aviation bill that authorizes $8 billion for airport construction to the Senate floor on Monday, pitching it as a jobs measure in keeping with President Barack Obama's call to boost the economy through transportation...
Union Pacific employees achieve record safety performance
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on February 2, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad's 2010 employee safety performance was the best in the company's nearly 150-year history. Union Pacific's full-year employee reportable injury rate was 1.37, a...
Mica, others warn STB over rail regulation
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and several other key members of that panel from both political parties are warning the Surface Transportation Board against taking steps that hurt railroads' ability to invest in their networks. The...
Pa. receives $750,000 FRA grant to study Keystone Corridor expansion
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on January 28, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has provided a $750,000 High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program grant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to study...
Foes of CSX rail yard see threat in rainwater runoff
BOSTON — Could rainwater stop a rail yard from being set up in Westborough, Mass.? That’s the latest question residents are asking about freight railroad giant CSX Corp.’s proposal to move its chemical-hauling operation next year from Allston to Westborough. The shift...
Meeting to address Nebraska high-speed rail
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder’s high-speed rail committee will conduct a public informational meeting next month to share results of its study of the issue and to obtain input and public comments on requests that will be contained in its report. The...
Amtrak relocation a sign of more changes to come at Denver’s Union Station
DENVER — Beginning Tuesday, Amtrak will relocate its Denver train platform from Union Station to a temporary station and platform nearby at 21st and Wewatta streets, just west of Coors Field. The relocation is expected to last for at least three years and was...
Va. rail group seeks funds to keep trains running
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Virginia may need to put up millions of dollars to keep some of its Amtrak passenger trains running in 2013, and rail advocates are trying to generate support now to make sure the funds are available. Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation proposal in...
BNSF rate dispute causes electricity rate hike in Texas
DENTON, Texas — A dispute between a power agency and a railroad company over the cost of shipping coal from Wyoming to Texas is being blamed for higher electric bills in Denton and possible rate increases in three other cities. Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway recently...
