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California bullet train bill survives Senate showdown
(The following story by Erik N. Nelson appeared on the Contra Costa times website on July 1.) SACRAMENTO Calif. — The project to build high-speed rail connecting Northern and Southern California survived a showdown in a State Senate committee Tuesday, beating back a...
Four-way pact will resolve key issue surrounding EJ&E transaction in Indiana, CN says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 1.) A four-party preliminary memorandum of understanding concerning a rail line relocation associated with the expansion of Gary/Chicago International Airport (GCIA) should resolve a key concern...
U.S. Class I workforce swells a smidgen in May, STB says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 1.) Make it four months in a row. In May, the U.S. Class I workforce increased slightly vs. April's total, the fourth straight month the large roads employed more people compared with the previous...
McCain position on Amtrak analyzed
(UPI issued the following on July 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. presidential candidate John McCain may have to answer for his Senate record on funding Amtrak, The Boston Globe said Tuesday. The Arizona Republican and presumptive GOP nominee has consistently opposed...
Train drivers under attack in New Zealand
(The following story by John Harold appeared on the Papakura Courier website on July 2.) AUCKLAND — Train drivers and passengers are in the firing line when they hurtle along "bomber’s alley" and rail officials are worried someone will be seriously hurt or killed. Two...
STB orders CSXT to provide DuPont rate relief
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 1.) On June 30, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced it reached unanimous decisions ordering rate relief for the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. in the three rate complaint cases filed...
Sector snap: Rate ruling seen hurting railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 1.) NEW YORK — A regulatory ruling that said CSX Corp. was charging "unreasonably high rail rates" to ship chemicals for DuPont Co. could hurt historically strong railroad pricing, a JPMorgan analyst said Tuesday....
UP makes track improvements in Clinton, Iowa
(Union Pacific issued the following on June 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is spending $6.25 million this year on track improvements in Clinton, Iowa, and will complete the project in half the time using the railroad's track renewal train (TRT) that...
4 cars of freight train derail in LA County
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 1.) IRWINDALE, Calif. — Four cars of a freight train have derailed in Irwindale, but authorities say no one was hurt in the accident. Los Angeles County Fire dispatch supervisor Andre Gougis says hazmat crews...
Editorial: SEPTA handles increased ridership
(The following editorial appeared on The Intelligencer website on July 1.) PHILADELPHIA — It wasn’t that long ago that SEPTA officials were in panic mode over falling suburban ridership and seeing little reason to hope that the system would ever attract great numbers...
