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Norfolk Southern joins U.S. Green Building Council
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 8, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit, membership-based organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for the nation through...
BNSF takes on switching, classification duties at Houston-area yard
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 8, 2009.) On Dec. 1, BNSF Railway Co. assumed switching and classification responsibilities at a yard in Dayton, Texas, which is located about 40 miles east of Houston. The additional duties...
Derailed tanker cars still burning in Saskatchewan
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on December 7, 2009.) SPY HILL, Sask. — Several tank cars continued to burn Monday at a site in southeastern Saskatchewan where a CN freight train derailed two days earlier. A three-kilometre evacuation zone remained in...
Study finds Amtrak would benefit Yakima, but at a cost
(The following story by Leah Beth Ward appeared on the Yakima Herald-Republic website on December 9, 2009.) YAKIMA, Wash. — A new study by Amtrak has found that reviving an old route between Chicago and Seattle -- including a stop in Yakima -- would be popular with...
Fact Sheet: Public Transportation Safety Program of 2009
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 8, 2009.) What Does The Act Do? The proposed legislation does three things: * First, the bill would authorize the Secretary to establish and enforce federal safety standards for rail transit...
DOT’s LaHood proposes legislation to improve rail transit safety oversight
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the Obama Administration’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a new transit...
NE routes part of the Amtrak record ridership
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on December 8, 2009.) BOSTON — Amtrak had record-breaking ridership on Thanksgiving week, including strong showings on some New England routes. Amtrak announced Tuesday that it had 685,876 passengers over the holiday...
Amtrak reports ridership record for Thanksgiving week
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Did you travel on Amtrak the week of Thanksgiving? If so, you helped set a record. Amtrak says it has set a new record for numbers of passengers it carried the week of...
Teamsters testify before Congress on proposed NMB election-rule change
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on December 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters Eastern Region Vice President John Murphy and three Continental Airlines workers who are forming their union with the Teamsters testified today at the...
Obama plans $50 billion for transport
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s multi-layered jobs plan includes spending around $50 billion in additional funds on transportation infrastructure programs, with...
