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In Canada, shippers and railways jockey over freight
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 12, 2012) TORONTO — As the transportation industry girds for anticipated new legislation, Canadian National Railway Co. is warning that freight shippers’ push for custom service would cause widespread disruption to the railroad...
CN hopes to double crude oil shipments in 2013
(Source: Reuters, October 12, 2012) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co should be able to ship twice as many carloads of crude oil in 2013 as it will this year, the railroad's chief marketing officer said on Friday. Full story: Reuters
Amtrak chugs along despite decades of political battles
(Source: Bloomberg, October 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The past few months have seen some good news for Amtrak. In July, the nation’s passenger-rail service announced a record monthly ridership of 2.78 million trips. In fiscal year 2012, more than 31.2 million...
Amtrak train: No better way to connect with U.S. voters
(Source: CNN.com, October 15, 2012) CHICAGO — A CNN reporter and his crew board an Amtrak train in Chicago for a cross country journey to see the "real" America and get in touch with voters during this important election year. Full story: CNN
Leaders in Indiana unite to back Amtrak service
(Source: Journal and Courier, October 14, 2012) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Leaders from communities served by the Hoosier State passenger rail are coordinating their efforts to build support for the route between Indianapolis and Chicago. Source: Journal and Courier
Hoffa rocks Cleveland at Get Out The Vote rally
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 13, 2012) CLEVELAND — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa called on hundreds of members of the Teamsters to get out the vote on Nov. 6 and do their part to protect the middle class during a rally...
BLET member a big winner in Virginia Powerball lottery
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 11, 2012. Richard L. Carter is a member of BLET Division 26 in Richmond, Va.) CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Richard Carter, a locomotive engineer with CSX Transportation and a member of the BLET, was revealed Wednesday afternoon as the...
Union Pacific to make Illinois infrastructure improvements
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, October 11, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Illinois' transportation infrastructure by investing nearly $8 million in the rail line that runs between Villa Grove and Findlay. The project is in...
Railroad stocks mixed at close of October 11 trading
(Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on October 11, including CSX, which rose 0.3 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 0.7 percent. Full story: CBS News
RailAmerica reports monthly carloads increased in September 2012
(Source: RailAmerica press release, October 11, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On October 1, 2012, RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica) was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) and simultaneously deregistered its common stock and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange....
Genesee & Wyoming reports traffic for September 2012, third quarter 2012
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, October 11, 2012) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. today reported traffic volumes for September 2012 and the third quarter of 2012. GWI’s traffic in September 2012 was 79,239 carloads, a decrease of 4,369 carloads, or...
CN Rail calls on customers to help prevent new regulations
(Source: Financial Post, October 11, 2012) MONTREAL — Claude Mongeau, Canadian National Railway Co. chief executive, reached out to his largest customers this week in a letter attempting to enlist their help in the railroad’s ongoing fight to prevent new regulations...
Fourth CP Rail executive leaves in wake of proxy battle
(Source: Reuters, October 11, 2012) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway said on Thursday that its chief financial officer, Kathryn McQuade, will retire on Nov. 1, the fourth senior executive to leave Canada's second-largest railroad after a bruising proxy battle...
AAR: Intermodal volume up 3.8 percent over 2011 for week ending October 6
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 11, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending October 6, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 283,440 carloads,...
Amtrak sets new ridership record at 31.2 million in 2012
(Source: Albany Times-Union, October 11, 2012) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Amtrak said Wednesday it carried more than 31.2 million passengers in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up 3.5 percent from a year earlier and the highest in its four-decade history. Full story: Albany...
First high-speed rail trip in Illinois to happen later this month
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, October 10, 2012) NORMAL, Ill. — State officials are gearing up for an inaugural run this month on the new high-speed rail tracks from Joliet to Normal. Gov. Pat Quinn said during a Tuesday media briefing that U.S. Transportation...
Are those Made-in-Nebraska rail cars as Made-in-the-USA as advertised?
(Source: American Manufacturing, October 11, 2012) Earlier this week, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) shared a video showing the new rail cars that will be used in Washington, DC’s Metro system. We expressed enthusiasm that the cars are being built in...
Teamsters rockin’ the vote all over the USA
(Source: Teamster Nation, October 11, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa is barnstorming through Ohio to urge Teamsters to vote for President Obama and Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of our staunchest allies on trade. Hoffa is also making the case...
Teamsters, AFSCME leaders also tout Issue 2 in Toledo visit featuring James Hoffa
(Source: Toledo Blade, October 12, 2012) TOLEDO, Ohio — Two of the nation’s most powerful union leaders joined local labor officials Thursday at a rally urging their members to approve Issue 2 and keep President Obama in the White House. James Hoffa, president of the...
The Romney-Ryan plan to obliterate Medicaid
(Source: Mother Jones, October 12, 2012) Romney doesn't want to spend as much on Medicaid as Obama does. In fact, he wants to take a chainsaw to it. Aaron Carroll and Austin Frakt took a look at the Romney and Obama plans in the Journal of the American Medical...
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