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Freight-car deliveries to gradually increase during next two years
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 3, 2010.) In light of reports of high levels of idle rail-car equipment at 2009’s end, officials at Economic Planning Associates Inc. (EPA) were “pleasantly surprised” that rail-car orders jumped to...
Florida pledges to seek funds for high-speed rail
(The following story by Alfonso Chardy appeared on the Miami Herald website on May 3, 2010.) MIAMI — Several members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a field hearing Monday in Miami to review national high-speed rail plans, including Florida's project to...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 3 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
Michigan asks Amtrak for another Kalamazoo-to-Chicago train
(The following story by Gabrielle Russon appeared on the Kalamazoo Gazette website on April 30, 2010.) KALAMAZOO — The state has asked Amtrak to add another train from Kalamazoo to Chicago’s Union Station. Although it is too early to determine how likely the expanded...
Editorial: It’s time to plan new tracks around Fort Worth
(The following editorial appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 2, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — America's railroads have a good track record when it comes to hauling toxic inhalants. Accidents are extremely rare even though volume is extremely high --...
Operation Lifesaver begins Houston distracted driving/ pedestrian safety campaign
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following on April 30, 2010.) HOUSTON, Texas — Texas leads the nation in the number of collisions between vehicles and trains at highway-rail grade crossings, and is second in rail-related pedestrian deaths and injuries. Distractions...
Opinion: Amtrak versus Chief’s glory days
(The following column by Bob Gehrt appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — As the Southwest Chief came alive and started wiggling its way through the switches outside Chicago's Union Station, I thought of Thomas Wolfe's quote, "You can't...
Spurred by railway hub plans, McCalla residents seeking to create a city
(The following story by Anita Debro appeared on The Birmingham News website on May 2, 2010.) McCALLA, Ala. — A group of McCalla residents is seeking to incorporate a portion of the western Jefferson County community into a city of nearly 5,000 people. Organizers with...
New York & Atlantic to upgrade locomotive fleet
(The New York & Atlantic issued the following on April 30, 2010.) GLENDALE, N.Y. — The New York & Atlantic Railway said today that a federal grant for new equipment will help the Long Island freight carrier lower its locomotive emissions by more than one third. The...
One month later, CSX cleanup continues in Baltimore
(The following story by Arthur Hirsch appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on April 30, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A month after eight freight cars slipped off the tracks in Patapsco Valley State Park, the rail company says it is about to clean up the last of the...
