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FRA Administrator touts commitment to Amtrak
(Source: The Daily Inter Lake, March 21, 2012) WHITE FISH, Mont. — The future is bright for expanding freight and passenger rail service, according to Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo. Szabo spoke about the Obama administration’s commitment to keeping...
Small Central Montana Rail struggles, waits for help
(Source: Billings Gazette, March 21, 2012) DENTON, Mont. — Maybe the little engine that could won't ever again. For 20 years, the roar of the Central Montana Rail echoed through this high plains valley as the aging locomotives of this scrappy nonprofit railroad hauled...
Minnesota ‘right to work’ union bill stalls; backers still hoping to get a vote
(Source: Pioneer Press, March 20, 2012) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The proposed constitutional amendment to ban requiring workers to pay union dues appears to be on life support in the Minnesota Legislature, despite advocates' attempts to rev up support. Full story: St. Paul...
House Republicans likely will not consider Senate transportation bill
(Source: Journal of Commerce, March 21, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica, R.-Fla., has indicated that House Republicans are unlikely to adopt the Senate's two-year...
Senate transportation bill could help fund “steel highway”
(Source: Chambersburg Public Opinion, March 20, 2012) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The bi-partisan transportation bill recently passed by the Senate has the potential to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into rail freight improvements, according to the Tri-State...
Same train, same day — two deaths, different cities
(Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel, March 20, 2012) FOR LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It's every train engineer's nightmare: A figure lurches onto the track in front of a charging, 200-ton locomotive. The outcome is usually fatal, and while the number of pedestrians killed by...
Ga. museum marks 150 years since Civil War’s ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
(Source: Marietta Daily Journal, March 19, 2012) KENNESAW, Ga. — After 150 years, the epic story of the Great Locomotive Chase continues to fascinate. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the event, also known as Andrews Raid, when Union raiders during the Civil...
UP steam locomotive to haul Civil War buffs
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive No. 844 will cross Nebraska later this month pulling several hundred Civil War buffs. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star
Short-line tax credit extension not part of Senate’s transportation bill, ASLRRA says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2012) A one-year extension of the Section 45G short-line tax credit was not incorporated into Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813), the two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill the Senate...
CSX to announce first quarter 2012 results on April 17
(Source: CSX press release, March 19, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release first-quarter financial and operating results on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, after the market close. The company will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 am Eastern Time on...
CP Rail to present operational progress and roadmap to further operating ratio improvement
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 19, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited will make a public presentation to investors and analysts detailing its progress against key operational metrics and outlining its plan for continuing...
Railroad stocks mixed at close of March 19 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on March 19, including CSX, which fell 0.8 percent, and CN, which rose 0.7 percent. Full story: CBS News
LaHood, NJ Senators push House to consider Senate transportation bill as-is
(Source: Huffington Post, March 19, 2012) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Federal and state leaders pleaded Monday with House Speaker John Boehner to take up the Senate's transportation bill, which passed last week, but faces an uncertain future in the House. Boehner has yet to...
High-speed rail opponents collecting signatures to block funding
(Source: KABC-TV Los Angeles, March 19, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Critics of California's high-speed rail proposal are trying to get an initiative on the November ballot, but Democrats call it a political ploy. A Republican state senator is collecting signatures,...
North American Rail Shippers to meet May 23-25 in Chicago
(Source: North American Rail Shippers press release, March 19, 2012) CHICAGO — Railroad, shipping and regulatory leaders will top the 2012 North American Rail Shippers annual meeting at the Chicago InterContinental Hotel, May 23-25. Association of American Railroads...
Anacostia Rail Holdings names Jakubowski chief commercial officer
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, March 19, 2012) CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings (www.anacostia.com) has appointed Eric T. Jakubowski chief commercial officer, a newly created position, and effective March 19, 2012. He is based in Chicago, where he...
Coors is tasteless, say Teamsters on St. Patrick’s Day
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 17, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — More than 100 Teamsters marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade today to raise awareness about anti-immigrant behavior, worker abuse and discrimination by DBI Beverage, the...
CSX train hits car, tow truck on tracks near D.C.
(Source: Washington Post, March 18, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Riverdale Park police arrested a D.C. man on St. Patrick’s Day, alleging that he drove his car while intoxicated onto the railroad tracks in this Prince George’s County town and got stuck. The car and a tow...
Union Pacific to make Nebraska infrastructure improvements
(Union Pacific Railroad press release, March 16, 2012) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Nebraska's transportation infrastructure by investing $8.7 million in the rail line that runs between Sarben and Joyce. The project is in progress and is scheduled...
Crossover project aims to improve Amtrak service
(Source: Des Moines Register, March 17, 2012) DES MOINES, Iowa — Construction has begun on a $17.3 million track project aimed at increasing the reliability of Amtrak’s California Zephyr passenger trains in southern Iowa by alleviating rail traffic congestion and...
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