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Genesee & Wyoming spent $180K lobbying in 1Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a regional freight railroad operator, spent $180,000 lobbying in the first quarter on issues affecting the rail industry, according to a recent disclosure report....
Van de Water named NMB Chairman
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on July 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Read Van de Water, of Warrenton, Virginia, has been named to her second term as Chairman of the National Mediation Board,...
Opinion: Amtrak is no Orient Express, but it’s not a bad way to travel
(The following story by Jessica Damiano appeared on the Newsday website on June 30.) NEW YORK — Train travel. A century ago and a continent away, it was synonymous with luxury. Today, along the Eastern seaboard, that's not necessarily the case. But what's it like to...
Via Rail to put fleet, services back on track
(The following story by Reid Southwick appeared on the Daily Gleaner website on July 1.) SAINT JOHN — Industrial Rail Services Inc. filed a more than $100-million bid with Ottawa Monday to refurbish the entire Via Rail fleet that runs between Montreal and Toronto,...
Amtrak completes bridge work in Connecticut
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on June 30.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak has resumed regular service between New York and Boston after completing work on a 90-year-old bridge in Connecticut. Workers installed a new vertical lift span on the Thames River...
U.S. Rep wants legislation to block EJ&E purchase
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on July 1.) CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam called for legislation Monday aimed at blocking Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. Specifically,...
Commuter rail bill proposed in bid to block EJ&E sale
(The following story by Kathy Cichon appeared on the Aurora Beacon News website on July 1.) AURORA, Ill. — Hoping to stop in its tracks Canadian National Railway's plan to acquire the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, area leaders are looking to Congress for some...
Town digs in against CN
(The following story by Lauren Traut appeared on the Frankfort Station website on July 1.) FRANKFORT, Ill. — Frankfort Village Administrator Jerry Ducay joined representatives from the Surface Transportation Board, Mayor Richard Daley and other area representatives...
Factbox: McCain, Obama infrastructure priorities
(Reuters circulated the following story on July 1.) NEW YORK — U.S. presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, have spent the past week articulating policy goals for shoring up and modernizing the nation's infrastructure. The American...
CSX director Richardson exercises options
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 30.) NEW YORK — A director of freight railroad company CSX Corp. exercised options for 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC...
