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Cost climbs for Fla. commuter rail
(The following article by Catherine Dolinski was posted on the Tampa Tribune website on February 19.) TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's commuter rail deal with CSX Transportation cleared its first House committee Wednesday, despite state estimates revealing that long-term...
Lawsuit: Calif. ignored cities’ concerns on high-speed rail
(The following article by Mike Rosenberg was posted on the Palo Alto Daily News website on February 19.) PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The California High Speed Rail Authority ignored Menlo Park's comment letter that outlined how their proposed bullet trains would force...
Bond provision could give NE Amtrak trains major boost
(The following article by Peter Cohn was posted on the CongressDaily website on February 19.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak emerged a big winner in the $787.2 billion economic stimulus bill, despite the efforts of conservatives to slash its funding. The government-subsidized...
Slice of stimulus package will go to faster trains
(The following article by Michael Cooper was posted on the New York Times website on February 20.) NEW YORK -- It may be the longest train delay in history: more than 40 years after the first bullet trains zipped through Japan, the United States still lacks true...
SEPTA hires outside lawyers at $7 million a year
(The following article by Paul Nussbaum was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 19. PHILADELPHIA -- As a strike deadline looms next month for SEPTA bus, subway, and trolley operators, the transit agency will rely on two labor lawyers from a major...
Canadian National launches public debt offering
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 18.) NEW YORK-- Canadian National Railway Co. said Wednesday it has launched a public debt offering of $550 million in 5.55 percent notes due 2019. The railroad operator expects to close the financing...
BNSF Railway ordered to pay $345 million in rate dispute
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following article on February 18.) WASHINGTON -- The Surface Transportation Board on Wednesday ordered BNSF Railway to pay $345 million in damages and rate relief to two utilities that had challenged rates for hauling coal from...
CSX bill advances in Florida
(The following article by Joe Follick was posted on the Ocala Star Banner website on February 19.) TALLAHASSEE -- Last year's must-see legislative battle can't even fill a room this year, as House lawmakers on Wednesday methodically moved toward approving a...
Central Florida’s commuter rail project clears its first committee stop
(The following article by Aaron Deslatte was posted on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 18.) TALLAHASSEE -- Central Florida's commuter rail project cleared its first committee stop Wednesday, over union objections that a compromise insurance agreement between...
White House weighs high-speed rail investment
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 18.) WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is seriously considering an effort to develop high speed passenger rail service, an initiative long on planning but unrealized nationally because of financial and...
