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DM&E hearing date likely to be set soon
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Chet Brokaw on July 29.) PIERRE, S.D. — A South Dakota official says a date will likely be set soon for a hearing on proposed land condemnation in a plan to expand the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. The...
NS at odds with NTSB report
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 28.) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently determined a Norfolk Southern Railway derailment that occurred in New Brighton, Pa., in October 2006 was caused by an inadequate rail...
Federal Railroad Administration nuclear shipment Q&A
(The following story by Carl Prine appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-review website on July 26.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Steven Kulm answers questions posed by the Trib about proposed nuclear shipments through Pennsylvania....
Pittsburgh may be a way station on nuke rail route
(The following story by Carl Prine appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on July 26. Scott Palmer is Chairman of the BLET’s Oregon State Legislative Board.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Department of Energy study details how the federal government might ship 7,000...
Deadline is August 18 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 28 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Missouri after severe storms and flooding caused major damage in the following counties: Clark, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls and St....
RRB financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment...
Braley named to Amtrak bill conference committee
(The office of Rep. Bruce Braley issued the following on July 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) announced his appointment as a conference committee member for the 2008 Amtrak Reauthorization Bill. The conference committee will develop a final...
Seats going fast on Amtrak line
(The following story by Ted Jackovics appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on July 26.) TAMPA, Fla. — One of the fastest-growing ways to travel today requires an average of 2.4 gallons of diesel fuel to go 1 mile. But that fuel powers a passenger train carrying...
Editorial: Florida leaders need to get their commuter-rail act together now
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on July 27.) ORLANDO, Fla. — It didn't have to be this way, with Central Floridians from DeLand to Poinciana climbing into stifling-hot cars only to watch their gas gauges deflate in slow traffic. For...
Nearly 10 billion fewer miles driven in May 2008 than May 2007
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Federal data showing further steep declines in the number of miles Americans are driving is additional proof that the country needs new means - other than the gas tax - to...
