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Calif. Senate report pokes holes in bullet train plan
(The following story by Erik N. Nelson appeared at Inside Bay Area.com on June 6.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state Senate panel issued a stinging report Thursday questioning the financial assumptions made by the California High-Speed Rail Authority and urging significant...
Report raises questions about paying for high-speed rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Steve Lawrence on June 5.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials must reassure voters that the state won't be saddled with unexpected costs if they approve a nearly $10 billion bond measure to begin...
Maglev train from L.A. to Las Vegas gets boost
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Plans for a levitating train from Las Vegas to Disneyland can move forward under a transportation bill signed by President Bush on Friday that frees up $45 million for the futuristic...
Amtrak gets a boost from high fuel cost
(The following story by Paul Edward Parker appeared on the Providence Journal website on June 7.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Amtrak notches a 12.9-percent gain in ticket revenue as travelers opt for trains over airlines, which have boosted fares and cut service. As the...
Hazardous materials shipments in Oregon under scrutiny by BLET
(The following story by Erin Mills appeared on The East Oregonian website on June 7. Gary Quick is a member of BLET Division 362 in La Grande, Ore.) HERMISTON, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced recently that railroads must take a closer look at...
KCS names David L. Starling as President and COO
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on June 9.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) today announced the appointment of David L. Starling as its President and Chief Operating Officer, in a move to further strengthen the company’s growing...
STB nominee opposed by BLET, others
(The following story by Ari Natter appeared on the Traffic World website on June 9. John Tolman is Vice President & National Legislative Representative of the BLET.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Husein Cumber, the White House's nominee to the Surface Transportation Board,...
Railroad switchman killed by UP train
(The following report appeared at Click2Houston.com on June 9.) HOUSTON — A railroad switchman was killed when a train hit him on Sunday, KPRC Local 2 reported. A Union Pacific employee at the scene on Bay Area Boulevard near Port Road said the switchman told an...
Railroad history gets new life In Connecticut
(The following story by Peter Marteka appeared on the Hartford Courant website on June 6.) WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Sometime between 1927 and 1935, the original Columbia Junction roundhouse was torn down and bulldozed into the six pits where steam locomotives were once...
Dwyer, Renz assume top posts at NARVRE
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 5.) Last month at its 36th biennial convention, the National Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees Inc. (NARVRE) elected Thomas Dwyer as national president and Richard Renz, national...
