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Wabtec unit receives locomotive orders
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 19.) WILMERDING, Pa. -- Railroad equipment supplier Wabtec Corp. said Tuesday its MotivePower unit received orders worth $33 million for 12 commuter locomotives from California, Minnesota and New Mexico...
Plan for expanded MARC urged
(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on June 20.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Top elected leaders from the Baltimore region have called on Gov. Martin O’Malley to begin developing a strategic plan for the expansion of MARC train...
MBTA huddling with CSX to ease heavy traffic on commuter rail
(The following article by Andrew J. Manuse of MetroWest Daily News was posted on the Boston Herald website on June 20.) BOSTON -- The MBTA is trying to ease the commuter rail crunch along the Worcester line by nudging train giant CSX to make room. CSX and the T are...
LIRR: Bridges are safe
(Newsday posted the following article by Jennifer Maloney on its website on June 20.) NEW YORK -- A Long Island Rail Road bridge in Long Island City was built to support three times the traffic it supports today, so it is safe to use despite the sinking of some of its...
CSX prepares employees, trains for hurricane season
(The following article by Max Marbut was posted on the Jacksonville Daily Record website on June 19.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With 22,000 miles of railroad track and more than 4,000 employees in Jacksonville alone, CSX Corporation has put a lot of time and effort into...
Amtrak route suspended because of flooding to resume
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 19.) OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Amtrak route from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, Texas, will resume its normal route beginning Wednesday, Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday. The Heartland...
Clash nears in the Senate on legislation helping unions organize
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on June 19.) WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leaders moved Tuesday to force a vote on organized labor’s top legislative priority, a bill that would make it far easier to organize...
UP rail yard splits local lawmakers
(The following article by Daniel Scarpinato was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on June 18.) PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The fight about whether to build a rail yard near Picacho Peak could easily fall down the classic Democratic-Republican split. It’s big business...
Norfolk Southern on right track
(The following article by Tom Ramstack was posted on the Washington Times website on June 19.) WASHINGTON -- Norfolk Southern Corp. is chugging along with steady stock value gains and plans for a $2 billion upgrade to its railroad tracks that run through the outskirts...
LIRR says pants fix is no rip-off
(Newsday posted the following article by Jennifer Maloney on its website on June 18.) NEW YORK -- How much are your pants pockets worth? The Long Island and Metro-North railroads say $3.59 million. The railroads will ask the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board...
