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Amtrak promotes ‘green’ tourism in Illinois
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on November 23, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jill Schroeder says she can tell the Amtrak passengers by their luggage. “They usually have those little pull-along luggage bags behind them,”...
Several cars of freight train derail in SW Houston
(The following story by Dale Lezon appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on November 23, 2009.) HOUSTON — More than a dozen cars of a freight train derailed near the intersection of South Main and Hiram Clarke in southwest Houston this morning, prompting a call...
STB OKs California harbor truck pooling
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board approved an equipment-pooling plan at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a group of motor carriers...
Central New York lawmakers pitch benefits of high-speed rail
(The following report appeared on The Post-Standard website on November 23, 2009.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A coalition of public officials touted the benefits of high-speed rail service to the Upstate economy during an appearance Monday in Syracuse. The High Speed Rail New...
Farm groups to seek mediation with BNSF on rates
(The following story by Jo Dee Black appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on November 24, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Two grain organization will use a new mediation process for the first time to determine if Montana farmers are paying unfair railroad rates....
Opinion: Buffett’s railroad bubble
(The following column by Jonathan Ratner appeared on the Financial Post website on November 24, 2009.) OTTAWA — The railroad industry has outperformed the S&P 500 by 10% since Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced its acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp....
Plan to tap transit fund helps push Florida legislators toward special session on rail
(The following story by Marc Caputo appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on November 24, 2009.) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A special lawmaking session on high-speed and commuter rail inched closer Monday as legislative leaders and the governor said they were ready...
Slow Pacific Northwest grain export loading prompts BNSF embargo
(Reuters circulated the following on November 23, 2009.) CHICAGO — Burlington Northern Santa Fe initiated a permit embargo for grain shipments to the U.S. Pacific Northwest effective Monday, Nov. 23, the railway said in a service advisory. Wet weather in the Pacific...
Unexpected tax dollars could clear way for Florida’s SunRail
(The following story by Aaron Deslatte appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on November 23, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers may have a way to avoid the thorny issue of raising taxes to pass commuter-rail legislation: Motorists may be paying enough at...
Senate votes to let Amtrak passengers check firearms in bags
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on the Kansas City Star website on November 23, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Senate has voted to allow Amtrak passengers — for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001 — to transport guns in checked bags. The proposal...
