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Opinion: High speed rail or a slug on the tracks?
(The following column by Christian Wolman appeared on the New York Times website on March 7, 2010. He is the author of “Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World.”.) NEW YORK — President Obama has repeatedly insisted that there is no reason why...
AAR: Rail carload freight reaches highest level in more than a year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended February 27, the Association of American Railroads reported...
Vice President Biden announces nearly 200 new Recovery Act Transit projects
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on March 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced funding for 191 new Recovery Act transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico that...
Chance at 100 railroad jobs draws 2,600 people
(The following story by Amy Wilson appeared on the Herald-Leader on March 6, 2010.) LEXINGTON, Ky. — Allen Bryant’s fourth baby was born only six hours before he showed up in a Lexington line to wait for the chance to apply for a temporary railroad construction job...
Norfolk Southern CEO makes $10.9 million in 2009
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 5, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — The CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp. received $10.9 million in compensation for 2009, 9 percent less than the prior year as the railroad operator grappled with the economic downturn,...
Fatigue endangers transportation workers and passengers across all modes, NTSB says
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today encouraged the sleep research and healthcare community to continue their efforts to educate...
Benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain...
‘Ghost trains’ coming back to life in improving economy
(The following story by John Hollenhorst appeared at www.ksl.com on March 5, 2010.) WEST DESERT, Utah — There's a strange sight in the desert 60 miles west of Salt Lake City. It's a train, worth tens of millions of dollars, that appears to have been abandoned. It...
Fire reported on tracks at Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
(The following story by Edward Marshall appeared on The Journal website on March 5, 2010.) HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — A MARC service commuter train was rerouted on the Brunswick Line near the train station in Harpers Ferry Thursday night after a fire broke out on a...
Out with train horns, in with cameras?
(The following story by Joe Ferguson appeared on the Arizona Daily Sun website on March 5, 2010.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Now that the train horns have been silenced, BNSF Railway wants the city of Flagstaff to consider installing cameras at the five at-grade crossings. The...
