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Fire burns Sacramento rail trestle
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 16.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A 300-foot stretch of an elevated railroad trestle caught fire and partially collapsed Thursday evening, sending a dramatic wall of thick, black smoke thousands of feet into the...
FRA hiring R&D Director
(The following was sent to the BLET by the Federal Railroad Administration on March 13.) Senior Executive Service Career Opportunity ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FRA-07-40N OPENING DATE: March 12, 2007 CLOSING DATE: May 10, 2007 POSITION: Director, Office of Research and...
Burlington Northern CEO given $12.2 M compensation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 15.) NEW YORK -- Matthew K. Rose, the chairman, president and chief executive of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., received compensation last year that the company valued at $12.2...
Kansas City Southern forecasts 10-14% revenue growth
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on March 14.) KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City Southern, the fifth- largest U.S. railroad, has forecast that revenue will rise 10 percent to 14 percent annually during the next five years as it adds new business. Chief...
Accident puts focus on rail safety issues
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on March 15.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Monday morning’s spectacular crash and explosion of a propane-laden CSX freight train in Oneida has triggered calls for tighter rules governing track and...
Schumer, citing upstate accidents, wants rail investigation
(Gannett News Service circulated the following article by Dan Wiessner on March 15.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Armed with a report showing there has been almost two train accidents a week in upstate New York in the past six years, Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday demanded a...
Rail safety probe urged
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Michael Virtanen on March 14.) NEW YORK -- With data showing 572 upstate rail accidents in the past seven years have caused $34 million in damage, Sen. Charles Schumer called Wednesday for a joint federal probe...
Senate Democrats propose $1.78 billion for Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Sarah Karush on March 15.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate’s budget plan includes a boon for Amtrak - $1.78 billion for intercity passenger rail, nearly twice the amount proposed by President Bush and even more than...
Amtrak, Metro delayed due to suspicious package
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 14.) ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Authorities have given the “all clear” to reopen the Rockville Metro and Amtrak stations at about 7:30 p.m., but not before hundreds of rush-hour commuters were stranded and delayed...
Hoffa calls on Bush to stop sleeping at the wheel, ensure U.S. highway safety
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 13.) WASHINGTON -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today called on President Bush to demand answers from the Mexican government about the growing safety and security concerns...
