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AAR: Modest gains reported in weekly rail traffic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on January 27 that weekly rail traffic saw modest year-over-year gains for the week ending Jan. 22, 2011 with U.S. railroads originating 282,837 carloads, up 1.5 percent compared with the same week in 2010....
Mudslide stirs up fears about trains carrying hazardous goods
The latest mudslide that interrupted rail service in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada has underscored the dangers posed to the public by allowing freight trains carrying hazardous goods to travel through heavily populated corridors. The issue most recently is...
One solution for San Diego airport overcrowding: high speed rail
A different sort of solution to San Diego International Airport’s seam-busting future came to light Wednesday night: the high-speed rail train. It is no secret that, no matter how many additions and facelifts the airport gets, its single runway can handle only so many...
NTSB’s Hersman discusses future of transportation safety
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on January 26, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said on January 26 that accident investigations highlight the need for a new perspective on...
NJ Transit refuses to repay $271 million for canceled rail tunnel project
Attorneys for NJ Transit rejected the federal government's demand for repayment of $271 million in grants for the canceled second Hudson River Tunnel project, saying state officials couldn't have foreseen and weren't kept in the loop about cost overruns predicted by a...
Transport sector praises President Obama’s focus on infrastructure
Transportation trade groups are praising President Obama's call to rebuild the nation’s efforts infrastructure but some members of Congress say the administration will have to put more details behind broad pleas for investment. The president’s second State of the...
Railroads trim payrolls in December
The seven largest freight railroads trimmed 642 positions from their combined U.S. workforce in December, for the first reduction since August, but ended 2010 with 5.23 percent more employees than at the end of 2009. The Class I carriers told the STB their biggest...
Canadian officials feared terrorists would use train to attack Vancouver Olympics
Canadian officials were worried the daily Amtrak train from Seattle might pose a security risk to the 2010 Winter Games because terrorists could use it to detonate a bomb just blocks from the Olympic Village, according to internal government documents obtained by the...
KCS reports fourth quarter revenues up 18%; Record operating ratio of 71.8%
(Kansas City Southern issued the following press release on January 27, 2011.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) reported fourth quarter 2010 revenues of $479 million reflecting continued improvement in economic conditions in the markets served....
Canadian Pacific announces 2010 results
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on January 26, 2011.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 results today. Revenue in the fourth-quarter increased 13 per cent with gains across all lines...
