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Stuck on the tracks
(The Press-Enterprise posted the following article by Phil Pitchford on its website on January 7.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- One of the Inland area's worst traffic jams isn't on a freeway. Each day, more than 100 trains, some more than a mile long, make their way through...
Opinion: Chemical trains need rural route requirement
(The Bay City Times posted the following editorial on its website on January 7.) BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Department of Homeland Security wants railroad cars full of hazardous chemicals to be secure when they are standing still. It's a great idea. But it's only a half...
Senators seek more aid for transportation security
(The following article by Chris Strohm was posted on GovExec.com on January 6.) WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is seeking more than $1 billion to bolster security for passenger railroad and bus systems, the trucking and freight industry, tunnels, and...
Eight train cars jump rail track
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 7.) WEST MANSFIELD, Ohio -- Eight cars from a 20-car train derailed and lay scattered across a field Sunday. There were no injuries. Investigators have not determined what caused the derailment about...
W. Douglas Buttrey designated Vice Chairman of Surface Transportation Board
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on January 5.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Charles D. Nottingham announced that today, January 5, 2007, the agency designated Member W. Douglas Buttrey as its Vice Chairman. He...
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Charles D. Nottingham names Scott M. Zimmerman Attorney-Advisor
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on January 5.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Charles D. Nottingham today announced his appointment of Scott M. Zimmerman, Esq. as his Attorney-Advisor. Since February 2006, Mr....
STB Vice Chairman W. Douglas Buttrey names Alice C. Saylor Chief of Staff
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on January 5.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman W. Douglas Buttrey announced his appointment of Alice C. Saylor, Esq. as his Chief of Staff. Alice C. Saylor has served on the...
U.S. freight railroads complete another record-breaking year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on January 4.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. freight railroads completed a record-breaking year by originating 1,267,054 carloads of freight in December 2006 and an additional 889,172 intermodal trailers...
Transit cuts in Pittsburgh are first step to dedicated state funding
(The following article by Tom Barnes was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on January 4.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Port Authority's proposed bus route cuts and fare increases are seen as a small but positive step toward eventually winning aid from the...
San Antonio wants the Legislature to act on track relocation
(The following article by Guillermo X. Garcia was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on January 4.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Fearing it's just "a matter of time" before San Antonio experiences a catastrophic railroad incident, Mayor Phil Hardberger and other...
