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Florida lawmakers confident about the passage of SunRail
(The following story by Michael W. Freeman appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on November 19, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Area lawmakers say they’re more confident now that the SunRail commuter rail project, considered to be on life support just a year ago, is once...
Report: 70 percent of Metra bridges need upgrades
(The following story by Jamie Sotonoff appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on November 20, 2009.) CHICAGO — Seventy percent of Metra bridges and 42 percent of CTA bridges are past their "useful life," according to a preliminary report presented to the RTA...
Grand Central Terminal for Atlanta?
(The following story by Ariel Hart appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on November 20, 2009.) ATLANTA, Ga. — A plan to build a major passenger terminal in downtown Atlanta might soon boast new life, in the form of an $80 million-plus jump start, state...
Opinion: New locomotives are green machines
(The following story by Bruce C. Smith appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on November 20, 2009.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The two newest movers and shakers in fast-growing Avon weigh in at more than 13 tons each. And they're green. Railroad company CSX...
Montana sues BNSF over grain hauls
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Montana is suing BNSF Railway over payments for a short line’s grain shipments, while BNSF is saying “our actions are legal” and that it is...
Amtrak adding trains on Cascades route for Thanksgiving holiday
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on November 20, 2009.) SEATTLE — Expecting the busiest travel week of the year, the state Department of Transportation and Amtrak are adding more Amtrak Cascades trains next week. To accommodate more passengers, 10...
Buffett’s Berkshire secures $8 billion loan for BNSF deal
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 20, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said in documents...
FRA study shows freight rail fuel efficiency up more than 20% since 1999
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on November 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22...
Rail shippers, carriers see 2010 recovery
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail carriers and their customers were encouraged by the brief peak shipping season this fall and anticipate modest growth in traffic in...
TWU set to vote on SEPTA contract
(The following story by John M. Roman appeared on the Delaware County Times website on November 19, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Some 5,000 members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 will be voting all day and night Friday on a tentative contract with SEPTA that was...
