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Alberta’s fast rail link stuck in station
(The following story by Jason Fekete appeared on the Calgary Herald website on August 15, 2009.) CALGARY — Land has been assembled in Calgary and Edmonton, the provincial government is eyeing transportation corridors and there's growing corporate and public interest...
Low bids enable more Oregon stimulus projects
(The following story by Peter Wong appeared on the Statesman Journal website on August 15, 2009.) SALEM, Ore. — Bids for federally supported highway projects have come in low enough that state officials have been able to add money to a dozen projects — including a...
Daniel R. Elliott III sworn in as fifth chairman of the Surface Transportation Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Daniel R. Elliott III was sworn in Aug. 13 as the Board's chairman, pledging to bring an open mind and sense of fairness to the Board's economic regulation of railroads. Elliott, 46, served for 16 years as associate general counsel to the United...
OSHA finds Metro-North Commuter retaliated against four employees who reported work injuries
(The following appeared on the CCH website on August 16, 2009.) CHICAGO — Whistleblower investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have found that the Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. retaliated against four...
NJ Transit gets more stimulus funding
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit received another installment of its $424 million in federal stimulus funding yesterday from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood....
DOT announces $298.7 million for NJ Transit projects
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on August 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $298.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars to NJ TRANSIT for 13 projects that will...
High-speed rail, electrified Caltrain may prove disastrous for freight rail
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 14, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Caltrain's plans to electrify its trains with the inception of high-speed rail would devastate the region's freight business, drive up consumer...
FRA’s proposed PTC rule would ‘impose a financial burden beyond what Congress intended,’ AAR says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 14, 2009.) Yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to “faithfully follow” the Congressional statutory mandate that requires...
CSX breaks ground on Northwest Ohio intermodal terminal
(CSX issued the following on August 14, 2009.) NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio — Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Congressman Bob Latta and CSX Chairman, President and CEO Michael Ward today broke ground for a new intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio, which will support...
Alabama neighbors unite to fight development plans
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on August 16, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The old-line industries that helped forge Birmingham into existence are facing fiery opposition as they try to grow in its suburban communities....
