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Amtrak Service Workers Council approves five-year pact
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 22, 2010.) Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC) members recently ratified a new Amtrak contract by a 450-116 vote. The ASWC represents all Amtrak on-board service workers and includes three member...
Union Pacific makes track improvements from Grand Island to Gibbon, Neb.
(Union Pacific issued the following on June 22, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will improve Nebraska's transportation infrastructure with a more than $20 million investment to improve the rail line that runs from west of Grand Island, Neb., to Gibbon, Neb. Work on...
BNSF locomotives derail near Power, Mont.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 23, 2010.) POWER, Mont. — Crews are fixing a section of track near Power northwest of Great Falls after two BNSF Railway locomotives derailed. The locomotives were at the end of a 125-car train carrying coal from...
Obama nominees confirmed by Senate
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has confirmed the following nominations by unanimous consent through June 21, 2010, according to the Senate whip's office: -- Brian Hayes to be a member of the...
STB to hold July 7 public hearing in Maine on MMA abandonment
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will hold a public hearing in Presque Isle, Maine, on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, to allow interested persons to...
NTSB remarks on one-year anniversary of fatal D.C. Metro collision
(The The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on June 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting today to consider a final report on a motor coach accident in Arizona. At the opening of the meeting, NTSB...
Operation Lifesaver observes international crossing awareness day
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 22, 2010.) On June 22, Operation Lifesaver Inc. is observed International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) to raise awareness of grade crossing safety. ILCAD stresses educational measures and...
BNSF cites federal preemption, appeals $21.6 million verdict
(The following story by Paul Levy appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on June 22, 2010.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Was the jury that awarded a record $21.6 million to the families of four young people killed in a 2003 train-car accident in Anoka properly...
NRG and CSX reach accord on coal shipping rates
(The following story by Gib Snyder appeared on The Observer website on June 23, 2010.) DUNKIRK, N.Y. — The path has apparently been cleared for the resumption of coal shipments to the NRG Power Marketing LLC's Dunkirk generating station. An e-filing posted on the...
CP Rail says Canada traffic delayed by floods
(Reuters circulated the following on June 22, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) is rerouting freight traffic, some via other carriers, after flooding on the Canadian Prairies damaged its transcontinental line, a spokesman said on Tuesday....
