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Via Rail chairman reappointed for another term
(Via Rail issued the following on October 6, 2009.) OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's Transport Minister John Baird and the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), today announced the reappointment of Mr. Donald A. Wright as chairman of VIA Rail Canada...
Editorial: Americans are building their future
(The following editorial appeared on the Charleston Daily Mail website on October 7, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Americans have read a lot of negative news in the past few years about the economy of the nation they love. It would be easy to become discouraged and...
Sen. Crapo stumps for Idaho Amtrak service
(The following story by Jon Duval appeared on the Idaho Mountain Express website on October 6, 2009.) KETCHUM, Idaho — A preliminary study released Sept. 18 by Amtrack indicates higher than expected costs for a proposed resumption of service of the Pioneer Route,...
Oklahoma DOT seeks public comments on proposed OKC-Tulsa rail line
(The following appeared at NewsOn6.com on October 6, 2009.) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has set up several ways for the public to comment on the high-speed passenger rail that would connect Oklahoma City and Tulsa along the...
New York seeking $11.6 billion in stimulus money to develop empire corridor
(The following appeared on the Empire State News website on October 6, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor David Paterson announced that the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has applied for $11.6 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...
Port of Vancouver rail project will ease traffic
(The following story by Justin Carinci appeared on the Daily Journal of Commerce website on October 6, 2009.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A rail project set to start construction next month will let the Port of Vancouver better handle long trains and reduce delays as it loads...
CN, Canadian locomotive engineers resume talks
(The following appeared at TradingMarkets.com on October 6, 2009.) WINNIPEG, MB — Talks between officials with Canadian National Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union, or TCRC, which is representing roughly 1,700 locomotive engineers, resumed Tuesday...
Railroad Retirement and survivor benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7, 2009.) CHICAGO — Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was...
Shipments of depleted uranium by rail delayed to October
(The following story by Judy Fahys appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on October 6, 2009.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson is applauding reports that a South Carolina cleanup site is delaying its shipment of depleted uranium by at least two...
Statement by FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo on high-speed rail application status
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on October 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “We have received numerous applications from states and groups of states for the development of high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs for grant funding from...
