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NJ Transit streamlines amid state budget cuts
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on the Star-Ledger website on May 7, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J — Train and bus routes could be eliminated if NJ Transit fails to shrink its staff and services enough to make up a $62 million shortfall in Gov. Jon Corzine's proposed...
Railroad trespass crackdown nets 43 citations
(The following story by Greg Welter appeared on the Chico Enterprise-Record website on May 8, 2009.) CHICO, Calif. — Officials from Chico and the Union Pacific Railroad cited 43 adults Wednesday during a crackdown on pedestrians walking across railroad tracks around...
Minot police say locomotive tampering is likely not terrorism
(The following story appeared on the KFYR television station’s website on May 8, 2009.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Officials investigating the movement of two parked locomotives onto a main track in the path of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals through Minot say the...
KCS stockholders elect two directors, announce preferred dividend
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on May 7, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. With over 91% of the KCS’ outstanding common and preferred stock...
Court denies class-action status for lawsuit against Union Pacific
(The following story by John Lyon appeared on the Arkansas News website on May 7, 2009.) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A lawsuit alleging Union Pacific unfairly manipulated families into agreeing to settlements after train crashes cannot proceed as a class-action suit, the...
Congressman says Buffalo rail cuts violate Conrail purchase agreement
(The office of New York Congressman Brian Higgins issued the following press release on May 7, 2009.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a letter to the Active Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) is asking the national agency to...
Biden kicks off stimulus-funded renovation at his favorite train station
(The following story by Karen Travers appeared at ABCnews.com on May 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Biden touted the stimulus bill and defended investment in the nation's rail system in remarks this morning at the official kick off of the restoration and...
U.S. Class I workforce even more minuscule in March, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 7, 2009.) A steady contraction of the U.S. Class I workforce continued in March. As of March 15, the workforce stood at 154,960, representing a 1.3 percent decrease from mid-February’s level and 5.2...
U.S., Canadian governments and CP team up to bolster border-crossing security
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 7, 2009.) The U.S. and Canadian governments and Canadian Pacific announced plans to jointly invest $6.9 million to boost rail cargo security at North America's busiest commercial border crossing in...
Senate passes Lautenberg resolution to celebrate National Train Day
(The following story by Michael Pagan appeared at Politicker.com on May 7, 2009.) WASHINGTON, DC — The Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to celebrate Amtrak's second annual National Train Day. The...
