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KCS 1Q profit almost doubles
(The Associated Press issued the following on April 24.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Railroad operator Kansas City Southern said Thursday its first-quarter earnings nearly doubled on strong pricing, higher shipment volumes and operational improvements. The company earned $32.9...
April 28 is deadline for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Georgia
CLEVELAND, April 24 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Georgia after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding caused major damage from March 14-16. If you or someone you know needs help, please call...
Opinion: Fla. legislature should waste no time OK’ing CSX commuter rail deal
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on April 24.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Commuter rail took an unexpected turn in Tallahassee Tuesday, when Senate Majority Leader Dan Webster restructured the deal that by 2013 should move riders between DeLand...
Opinion: Giving CSX immunity in Fla. commuter rail deal is ludicrous
(The following editorial by Angel Palank appeared on the Tampa Bay Tribune website on April 24. Angel Palank, who lives in Broward, was awarded $50 million in punitive damages in her lawsuit against CSX. She used the bulk of the money to establish the Paul Palank...
Pipe blocks path of NJ Transit extension
(The following story by Ronald Leir appeared on the Jersey Journal website on April 24.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — NJ Transit's plans to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System south to Eighth Street in Bayonne are already causing some headaches for the city. An...
LIRR installing plates on trains to shrink gaps
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on April 23.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road will begin attaching metal plates at the base of each door on all of its newer M-7 electric trains in October at a cost of about $2,811 per door,...
Ridership surges on BART extension
(The following story by Denis Cuff appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on April 24.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Train ridership is surging on BART's rail extension to the San Francisco International Airport, nearly five years after the tracks to five new stations...
UP employee receives top environmental award
(Union Pacific issued the following on April 23.) OMAHA, Neb. — Debra Schafer, general director maintenance of way – environmental for Union Pacific in Omaha, today was awarded the John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The...
L.A. train agency rolls out cleaner locomotive for Earth Day
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 22.) LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County commuter train service used Earth Day to roll out its cleanest locomotive. Metrolink says the diesel-electric hauler introduced Tuesday in Los Angeles is the first of 15...
UP derailment frustrates delayed Amtrak passengers
(The following story by Tony Sapochetti and Greg Cima appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on April 23.) NORMAL, Ill. — Jamilah York, a dialysis technician from the Twin Cities, sat in her truck outside the uptown Normal Amtrak station Wednesday while she...
