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Illinois official says Amtrak route will be through Genoa
(The following story by Chuck Sweeny appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on September 21, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — With an Oct. 2 deadline looming to apply for federal cash, the state says there’s no time to continue debating the merits of which rail route...
DOT announces 43 transit projects to get $100 million funds for reducing energy consumption
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama Administration today announced $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding for 43 transit agencies that are pursuing cutting-edge environmental...
Opinion: Fighting the railroad can be a lonely battle
(The following column by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on September 22, 2009.) CHICAGO — And then there was one. In the summer of 2008, from the Indiana state line to Joliet, our suburbs presented a united front. Their cause was the Canadian...
CN improves Chicago short line traffic, service
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Train traffic is rising on the Chicago-area short line that Canadian National Railway absorbed this year, but CN told regulators it further...
Major U.S. ports’ container volume might finish year on high note, ‘Port Tracker’ predicts
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 21, 2009.) In July, major U.S. ports handled 1.1 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 8 percent from June’s level but down 17 percent from July 2008’s volume — the 25th-straight month...
California to apply for $1.28 billion for high-speed rail, Caltrain construction from SF to San Jose
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on September 22, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — State officials said Monday that they will apply for $1.28 billion in federal stimulus funding for projects that would expand Caltrain...
Specter asks for funds to repair Amtrak bridges
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 21, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Sen. Arlen Specter today asked Vice President Biden for federal stimulus funds to repair Amtrak bridges in the Philadelphia region. His...
Railroads companies shares mixed at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 21, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $1.07 or 1.3 percent, to $82.84. CSX rose $.20 or .4 percent, to $45.46. Canadian...
Rail employment slips in August
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on September 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The seven largest railroads operating in the United States boosted their overall train and engine crews from mid-July to mid-August, but job...
Boxer renews push for second engineer on Metrolink trains
(The following story by Ben Goad and Dug Begley appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on September 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year after 25 people died in Metrolink's deadliest crash, Sen. Barbara Boxer is again calling upon the passenger rail line to add a...
