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Brush fire in West Baltimore causes Amtrak, MARC delays
(Source: Baltimore Sun, March 13, 2018) BALTIMORE, Md. — Delays are expected on Amtrak and MARC train’s Penn line tonight due to a brush fire that occurred Tuesday near the West Baltimore MARC Station, according to MTA and fire authorities. Full story: Baltimore...
USDOT unveils 41 TIGER grant recipients
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 12, 2018) The U.S. Department of Transportation late last week announced the 41 recipients of nearly $500 million in discretionary grant funding for road, transit, maritime and rail projects through the Transportation Investment...
Amtrak CEO’s statement on PTC puts Vermont rail users on guard
(Source: Vermont Public Radio, March 13, 2018) COLCHESTER, Vt. — Amtrak president and CEO Richard Anderson startled rail passengers and others who regularly use trains in Vermont when he said he "doubts" Amtrak would run trains on track that doesn't have a safety...
Village fights CN for taxes that could save its future
(Source: Clarion-Ledger via Associated Press, March 10, 2018) GLENDORA, Miss. — Glendora Mayor Johnny B. Thomas walks on the bridge where two men tossed Emmett Till's lifeless body into the water below 62 years ago. This desolate spot, he says, is ground zero for the...
Editorial: Gateway project mired in pettiness
(Source: Editorial from Bloomberg News, March 12, 2018) NEW YORK — As U.S. secretary of transportation, Elaine Chao oversees America’s roads, bridges, and rail networks. Not surprisingly, then, she has some trouble explaining her boss’s opposition to the single most...
Teamster Military Assistance Program offers job opportunities to military spouses
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Military Assistance Program (TMAP) has partnered with FirstGroup America and the U.S. Military to create job opportunities for veterans and their spouses....
MBTA reports relative success amid nor’easter
(Source: Boston Globe, March 13, 2018) BOSTON — Reducing service on the MBTA and commuter rail system during Tuesday’s nor’easter was a successful strategy that led to an 89 percent on-time rate for the commuter rail, permitted subway trains to keep tracks clear, and...
Amtrak says it will restore most NEC service Wednesday
(Source: Associated Press, March 13, 2018) BOSTON — Amtrak says it will restore most service between Boston and New York City on Wednesday as the Northeast digs out from the third powerful nor'easter in two weeks. Full story: Miami Herald
Gov. Murphy’s budget gives NJ Transit less than advertised
(Source: www.northjersey.com, March 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — n his budget address Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy said the state's beleaguered mass transit system was getting a $242 million increase, to applause from state lawmakers and Cabinet officials. However,...
More than 100 former employees sue CSX
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, March 13, 2018) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More than 100 CSX Corp. employees who were fired or suspended for their use of federally-protected medical leave filed suit Tuesday in Maryland. Full story: Jacksonville Business Journal
