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Repairs continue on Central California rail line damaged by freight train fire
(The following story by Amina Khan appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 22, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Crews worked Monday to repair the Union Pacific rail line damaged in Central California when a fire sparked by a freight train derailment halted some...
Amtrak looking to breathe new life into Chicago’s Union Station
(The following story by Blair Kamin appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Amtrak is asking seven architectural and real estate firms to dream up ways to pump new life into the historic but listless part of Chicago's Union Station — a...
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic shutdown looms in Maine
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Clarke Canfield on February 22, 2010.) PORTLAND, Maine - The collapse of the housing market is largely to blame for a railroad company’s plans to abandon miles of track in the far-flung northern third of Maine...
New York MTA set to railroad 1,000 workers
(The following report by Erika Tarantal appeared at NBCnewyork.com on February 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — The MTA's slogan is "Going Your Way," but for employees of the agency, that "way" could be to the unemployment line. In an effort to clamp down budget deficits, the...
NJ Transit director says fare hikes would come with job cuts to reduce costs
(The following story by Mike Frassinelli and Susan K. Livio appeared on the Star-Ledger website on February 22, 2010.) TRENTON — A day after confirming NJ Transit passengers will face a sizable fare hike and service reductions, the agency’s executive director said...
Politics creep into Ohio high speed rail debate
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on February 22, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Critics of Ohio's plan for a passenger train system have denounced it as a boondoggle and a money pit, and the project appears to be surrounded by political...
High-speed rail plans for New York take shape
(The following story by Steve Orr appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 23, 2010.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Having been largely shut out of federal high-speed rail funding, state transportation officials are turning their attention to a handful of rail...
On track for hiring: 2 Florida rail projects to bring jobs later this year
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 21, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Jobs. Thousands of them. That's one of the main ways supporters pitched the two trains heading for Orlando. "A lot of people have inquired," said state...
‘Cadillac tax’ on health plans would hit union and nonunion jobs equally
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It happens often in Washington: A perception emerges and soon hardens into fact. Take the proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans in the Senate's...
‘Cadillac tax’ on health plans would hit union and nonunion jobs equally
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It happens often in Washington: A perception emerges and soon hardens into fact. Take the proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans in the Senate's...
