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Opinion: It’s shortsighted to put more money on inefficient roads
OTTAWA -- The federal government's budget call for spending more billions on roads missed an opportunity to address our highway and border congestion challenges, according to an editorial by W.A. Rowat in the National Post. Both the $600-million earmarked for border...
STB issues 2nd annual Conrail merger summary
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Surface Transportation Board (Board) Chairman Linda J. Morgan announced on December 13 that the Board has issued a decision in the second annual round of the "Conrail merger" general oversight proceeding. The Board found that the CSX [FOOTNOTE 1:...
Canada moves toward national standard at railway crossings
VICTORIA, B.C. -- Carmanah Technologies Inc. has completed Phase 1 of National Standard for LED Warning Signals at Railway Crossings all throughout Canada. This phase completes a review of the standards in use in other jurisdictions, compares the strengths and...
Port Authority approves new PATH station for Lower Manhattan
NEW YORK -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey yesterday authorized spending $544 million to build a temporary PATH station in Lower Manhattan beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center, according to the New York Times. The temporary terminal could be...
$5 million project would move 2 miles of CSX tracks
JACKSONVILLE -- Traffic flow in Waycross should improve dramatically with the implementation of a $5 million project that will move a railroad track from downtown where trains have blocked crossings for decades, the Florida Times-Union reports. The City Commission...
Chao inducts two unions into DOL’s Century of Service Honor Roll
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Labor has inducted the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) and the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) into its Century of Service Honor Roll. This exhibit,...
Train crash kills 7 in California
SHAFTER, Calif. -- According to a wire service, an Amtrak train struck a minivan as it was crossing the tracks Wednesday, killing seven people in the vehicle, authorities said. None of the 70 passengers and crew members on the train were injured. The train was...
Amtrak to reopen 114-mile line from Boston to Portland, Me.
PORTLAND, Me. -- Extending Amtrak service from Boston to Portland, a line that is to start running on Saturday, has taken longer than building the transcontinental railroad and cost more than $50 million, reports a wire service. The Northern New England Passenger Rail...
Amtrak service in Iowa may be derailed
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A wire service reports that the head of the National Association of Railroad Passengers warns that Amtrak's financial troubles could mean the end of at least one of Iowa's two long-distance passenger rail routes. "When you look at the little clues...
Swift action is planned on fare plan in New Jersey
NEWARK -- New Jersey Transit officials plan to move swiftly to raise fares next year, scheduling hearings and a vote for early January and the new rates to take effect April 1, according to the New York Times. The date of the vote, Jan. 7, would allow Acting Gov....
