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Dianne Feinstein’s testimony at Metrolink hearing
(The following blog by Steve Hymon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 8.) LOS ANGELES — Important news out of Van Nuys this morning: The two freight railroads that share tracks with Metrolink trains have said they'll install positive train control by...
Opinion: McCain votes no, Obama votes yes on rail safety and Amtrak bill
(The following column by Steve Hymon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 8.) LOS ANGELES — I posted last week when the Senate voted to approve the rail safety and Amtrak bill by a 74-to-24 margin. But I neglected to inform readers how individual...
UP, BNSF, NS agree to establish positive train control interoperability standards
(Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 8.) OMAHA, Neb., FORT WORTH, Texas, and NORFOLK, Va. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:...
Freight railroads pledge to install positive train control in LA by 2012
(The following story by Jennifer Oldham appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 9.) LOS ANGELES — Two freight railroads that share track with Metrolink commuter trains pledged Wednesday to install advanced safety measures in Southern California three...
Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The following are informational conferences conducted by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. All informational conference registrations begin at 8:00 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. OCTOBER Friday, October 17...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Louisiana following Gustav
CLEVELAND, October 8 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Gustav damaged homes and property on September 1. Assistance is available to individuals and households in the...
Railroad Retirement Board: Dual benefit payments
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7.) CHICAGO — The payment of a railroad retirement annuity can be affected by entitlement to social security benefits, as well as certain other government benefits. Such dual entitlement, if not...
BNSF sets PRB coal loading record in September; targets completion of major track work in October
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 7.) It didn't take BNSF Railway Co. long to set another monthly coal loading record in the Powder River Basin (PRB). In September, the Class I loaded an all-time-high 24.1 million tons of coal...
UP, CSX begin new fresh produce train service
(Union Pacific issued the following on October 6.) OMAHA, Neb. — California produce today is making a 3,300-mile journey in a train made up entirely of state-of-the-art refrigerated boxcars. Crossing Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation's rail networks, the...
Editorial: High-speed rail pays off
(The following editorial appeared on the Merced Sun Star website on October 8.) MERCED, Calif. — A new study clearly defines the benefits to the Valley of the proposed high-speed rail project -- and the tally is in the billions of dollars. The report, authored by...
