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NY governor announces $10.7B plan to improve upstate rail service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 10, 2009.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Gov. David A. Paterson announced a 20-year, $10.7-billion plan to improve the state's freight and passenger rail service. The plan announced yesterday at the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak...
Durbin pushes Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail line
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on March 10, 2009.) CHICAGO — It's notorious for being the most delayed train route in Illinois, but the trek from Chicago to St. Louis would become the state's fastest if Sen. Dick Durbin and...
Connecticut sets top priorities for DOT’s federal stimulus money
(The following story by Don Stacom appeared on The Hartford Courant website on March 10, 2009.) HARTFORD, Conn. — The biggest piece of Connecticut's federal stimulus aid for transportation will be used to replace a deteriorated Amtrak bridge in Branford and refurbish...
Railway Age names Pacific Harbor Line ‘2009 short line railroad of the year’
(Pacific Harbor Line issued the following news release on March 9, 2009.) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Railway Age magazine has named Wilmington, Calif.-based Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. 2009 Short Line Railroad of the Year for replacing and expanding its entire locomotive...
Funding and philosophical concerns at the core of Ohio passenger rail battle
(The following story by Aaron Marshall appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on March 9, 2009. Bob Hagen is a member of BLET Division 757.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — All aboard! Please watch your step as you climb on for a trip to the Ohio Senate -- the next stop in...
Ohio House approves rail proposal; GOP not on board
(The following story by Aaron Marshall appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on March 6, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — House Democrats chugged forward Thursday with a $250 million "3C Corridor" passenger rail plan, despite a Republican effort to derail it. The plan...
Opinion: Unions make America great
(The following Letter to the Editor by Gregory L. Marston appeared on the Courier-Record website on March 5, 2009. Brother Marston is the BMWED’s State Legislative Director in Virginia.) Dear Sir: It is not true that the Employee Free Choice Act would eliminate the...
Billionaire seeks to slow coal railroad
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 7, 2009.) BILLINGS, Mont. — A candy industry magnate who owns a sprawling southeastern Montana ranch is pushing state lawmakers to adopt legislation that could undermine a proposed $341 million coal railroad...
Opinion: Working on the railway deals gets tougher
(The following column by Andrew Willis appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 10, 2009.) TORONTO — In railways circles, there's always been a sense that the industry hasn't quite finished sorting itself out. Nine years ago, Canadian National Railway proposed...
Toxic gas traveling circuitous rail route
(The following story by Spencer Hunt appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on March 8, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deadly chlorine destined for northern Ohio, Michigan and Iowa routinely is sent through Cincinnati and Columbus so a railroad company can maximize...
