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U.S. Class Is add workers for third-straight month
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 29.) The U.S. Class I workforce grew a tad in April — the third-straight month the large roads employed more people vs. the previous month. As of mid-April, the Class Is employed 164,577, up 0.7...
Amtrak to replace bridge, conduct maintenance ‘blitz’ next month
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 29.) Amtrak is gearing up to launch a major Northeast Corridor maintenance-of-way program next month. Between June 14 and 17, the national intercity passenger railroad will cancel service between...
AAR: Freight traffic off on U.S. railroads
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads edged lower during the week ended May 24 in comparison with the comparable week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
Rail shipments of hazardous materials are inevitable
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald websit eon May 29.) OMAHA, NEB. — Omaha is not a heavily traveled rail corridor for hazardous materials. But shipments are inevitable when people need chemicals such as anhydrous ammonia for...
Railroads roll with a greener approach
(The following story by Alex Roth appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on May 29.) NEW YORK — A new CSX Corp. radio ad declares that even the most fuel-efficient hybrid car can't compete with a train, which "can move a ton of freight 423 miles on a single...
Editorial: Plans for high-speed rail in the Northeast raise questions in the billions
(The following editorial appeared on the News Journal website on May 30.) WILMINGTON, Del. — A high-speed train between New York and Washington sounds like an exciting idea. But do we have the required $14 billion to spend on it? And if we did, should we spend it on...
$14 billion boost weighed for Acela
(The following story by Summer Harlow appeared on The News Journal website on May 29.) WILMINGTON, Del. — The French AGV zooms by at 200 mph and China's Shanghai Maglev eats up the rails at 350 mph -- more than double the 125-mph average of the Japanese Bullet train....
Facts about US rail freight system
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 29.) Some facts about the U.S. rail freight system: — The first North American railroad was chartered by Baltimore merchants in 1827. The golden age of railroads began around 1865, when there was about 35,000 miles...
US rail network facing congestion ‘calamity’
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Michael Tarm on May 29.) CHICAGO — Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red — east...
UP trainman killed by train in Amarillo
(The following story by Josh Burton appeared at Amarillo.com on May 30.) AMARILLO, Texas — A Union Pacific Railroad worker was killed after a train on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line struck the man Thursday morning. Amarillo police responded to the 1000 block of...
