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High-speed rail plan flawed, says Calif. Legislature’s financial analyst
(The following story by Patrick McGreevy appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 11, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — There is a major flaw in the business plan for the $42.6-billion state high-speed rail network that would run from San Diego to San Francisco,...
Amtrak chief makes pitch to run Florida high speed rail
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on January 11, 2010.) TAMPA, Fla. — Amtrak's top official said today the government operated passenger railroad is better positioned than potential foreign competitors to operate a proposed...
Bombardier adopting new U.S. railcar rules to withstand collisions
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Ross Marowits on January 11, 2010.) MONTREAL — Canadian transportation giant Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) says it is already incorporating into its new railway car designs pending U.S. safety rules meant to save lives...
Amtrak to add over 100 locomotives
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak passenger rail service will buy more than 100 locomotives, along with hundreds of new passenger cars, in what it is billing as a “major...
Amtrak chief says Northeast Corridor to see improvements
(The following story by Raju Chebium appeared on the Daily News website on January 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s chief says rail passengers in the Northeast Corridor can expect better service and newer trains beginning this year. Joseph Boardman, Amtrak’s...
White House defends health tax opposed by labor
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Erica Werner on January 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama's support for taxing high-value insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul, a levy the...
Obama meets with union leaders to discuss health-care reform
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on January 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama sought on Monday evening to assuage organized labor's misgivings about the health-care overhaul, even as several key union leaders...
CN worker dies after mishap at Oakville Ford plant
(The following story by Joana Draghici appeared on the Toronto Star website on January 11, 2010.) TORONTO — A 42-year-old Hamilton man is dead after being pinned between two rail cars at a Ford Motor Company plant in Oakville on Monday. Police said the accident...
Railroad Retirement Board customer service plan update
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board circulated the following on January 8, 2010.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the principles and objectives of customer-driven quality service agency-wide. The RRB’s plan lays out the...
New director climbs aboard at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
(The following story by Larry Alexander appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on January 11, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — For Charles Fox, his assignment as the new director of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is "like being "a kid in a candy shop." "It's a...
