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Secretary Mineta accepts repayment of loan that helped launch Alameda Corridor project
(The DOT circulated the following news release on April 29.) LOS ANGELES -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today accepted $573 million as payment with interest for a $400 million federal loan that helped launch the Alameda Corridor transportation...
Bill offers advocates hope for Fla. fast train
(The following article by Bill Rufty was posted on the Lakeland Ledger website on April 30.) TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida High Speed Rail Authority still is chugging along -- slowly -thanks to a bill that cleared the House and Senate on Thursday, and its fate will be...
Opinion: Trains need strategy
(The following editorial was posted on the Providence, R.I., Journal website on April 30.) Since the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, in 1887, the United States has never had a coherent national rail policy. The commission was created in response to...
Metro-North prepared for next winter, railroad chief says
(The Stamford Advocate posted the following article by Gabrielle Birkner on its website on April 29.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad President Peter Cannito hopes next winter will be milder than the last, when snow and freezing temperatures caused a lack of...
Rep. Davis seeks briefing on rail security pilot program
(The following article by Chris Strohm was posted on GovExec.com on April 29.) WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee asked the Transportation Security Administration this week to give him a briefing on a pilot program to address...
Passenger screening to begin at New Carrollton station
(The following article by John Erzen was posted on the Montgomery County Sentinel website on April 29.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- Beginning in late May the U.S. Transportation Security Administration will begin screening passengers and their bags at the New Carrollton...
Metra police heighten efforts to keep watch for terrorists
(The following article by Tona Kunz was posted on the Daily Herald website on April 30.) CHICAGO -- Metra is in the middle of its largest safety campaign ever to stop rail crossing deaths, but equally as fierce is its battle against terrorism. It's not widely...
Report: Connecticut rail yards have major security flaws
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on April 29.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Train yards in New Haven and Bridgeport have major security problems two months after federal Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge asked rail operators to be on a heightened state...
BNSF “neutral weight,” target price raised
(The following report appeared at NewRatings.com on April 29.) NEW YORK -- Analyst Daniel J Hemme of Prudential Financial maintains his "neutral weight" rating on Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI.NYS), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price has...
Railroads say ‘You’re Hired!’
(The AAR circulated the following news release on April 29.) WASHINGTON -- As the nation is coming out of its job slump, freight railroads are expected to hire more than 80,000 new workers over the next six years. Thousands of employees have already been hired due to...
