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Support grows in Indiana for high-speed rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 21, 2009.) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — High-speed rail supporters are hoping Indiana gets a share of federal stimulus funding intended to expand passenger rail service to the state as part of a Midwestern high-speed rail...
Total overhaul pushed for ailing transit
(The following story by Jon Schmitz appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on June 19, 2009.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Saying the nation's transportation system is "suffering from decades of underinvestment," leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and...
Intermodal rail yard opposition organizing
(The following story by Beth Ann Walker appeared on the Knoxville News website on June 21, 2009.) NEW MARKET, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern isn't interested in buying any of Debbie Berry's 20 acres. Her property - which has been in her family for 70 years - lies at the...
Proposed NS intermodal yard draws opposition in East Tennessee
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 21, 2009.) NEW MARKET, Tenn. — More than 100 people gathered at an East Tennessee school to speak out against a proposed Norfolk Southern rail yard where freight would be exchanged between trucks and trains. The...
House, Senate split on backing Obama’s transportation funding strategy
(The following story by Colby Itkowitz appeared on the Congressional Quarterly website on June 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top House transportation authorizers had harsh words Thursday for the Obama administration’s request to postpone a new highway bill for 18...
House committee leaders introduce surface transportation authorization bill
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 19, 2009.) Yesterday, leaders of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure — Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member John Mica (R-Fla.), Highway and Transit Subcommittee...
Questions raised as top Amtrak inspector resigns
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on June 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The inspector general of Amtrak unexpectedly resigned Thursday night, becoming the third such federal official to leave prematurely since the Obama administration took office and...
Crew was reporting high water as cars left track
(The following story by Mike Wiser appeared on the Rockford Register-Star website on June 21, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — The crew of the Canadian National Railway train was reporting high water along the tracks at the moment its cars started to derail. That was one of...
NTSB finds water on rails at Ill. derailment site
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday. It's...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free...
