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Should Amtrak restart route through Jacksonville to New Orleans?
(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on November 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Amtrak route that goes through Jacksonville on the way to New Orleans may return next year. Or Amtrak could spend $1 million that Congress gave it...
Canadian Pacific trumpets green credentials
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Toronto Star website on November 14.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., bulking up south of the border, is hoping that U.S. politicians will see trains as friends of the environment. "With a single party - the...
SEPTA looks to keep pension fund healthy
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 17.) PHILADELPHIA — Tumbling financial markets have hammered the pension-fund investments of SEPTA, forcing it to divert more cash to retirement benefits for its workers....
CP Rail may delay plans for oil-sands track
(Bloomberg News circulated the following by Hugo Miller on November 14.) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. may delay plans to build a line linking refineries near Alberta's oil sands to its main southbound routes if customer demand doesn't emerge, Chief Executive...
Vernon W. Graham named new DM&E president
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on November 15.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new face is overseeing the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. Track upgrades are coming down the line, too. The railroad, now a division of Canadian...
Opinion: Amtrak will be key part of Obama’s plans
(The following column by Tom Belden appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer websiteon November 17.) PHILADELPHIA — Last week's column focused on how policies of the Obama administration are likely to affect airlines and the travel business. I didn't have room to say all...
Q&A with CP Rail Chief Executive Officer Fred Green
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on November 14.) OTTAWA — After an impressive run in recent years, the clouds are starting to form over North America's top-tier railways. The economy is foundering and so are rail volumes. In...
UP engineers, conductors hit by economy
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 15.) OMAHA, Neb. — About 1,500 of Union Pacific’s 21,000 engineers and conductors have been laid off or are working under reduced hours due to the nation’s struggling economy. More...
Amtrak CEO Kummant steps down over differences with board
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak's CEO, Alex Kummant, resigned Friday after two years on the job because of unspecified differences with the board of the national passenger railroad. William Crosbie, Amtrak's...
The importance of a current connection for Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on November 3.) CHICAGO — Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a “current connection with the railroad industry” is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities and supplemental...
