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New definition of ‘high-speed’ rail could help GE Transportation compete for contracts
(Source: Erie Times-News, March 15, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — A new definition of "high speed" could help GE Transportation compete for high-speed rail contracts. The Senate passed a transportation bill on Wednesday that included an amendment, which lowered the definition of...
Senate passes transportation bill, putting pressure on House
(Source: New York Times, March 15, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate easily approved a two-year, $109 billion transportation and infrastructure bill on Wednesday, putting pressure on House Republicans to set aside their stalled version and pass the Senate’s before...
Labor unions rethinking their role in politics
(Source: Los Angeles Times, March 10, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As top union leaders gather in Florida on Tuesday to determine labor's political strategy this year, the influential AFL-CIO appears poised to endorse President Obama's reelection — despite some lingering...
APTA: Public transportation annual ridership topped 10 billion for sixth consecutive year
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 12, 2012) Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation modes in 2011, a 2.3 percent increase versus 2010 ridership and the second-highest annual mark since 1957, the American Public Transportation Association...
BNSF reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2011
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, March 13, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF customers significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 shipping their freight by rail instead of their products moving entirely over the road. In 2011, customers avoided emitting...
Amtrak track work slated to begin in New York later this year
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 13, 2012) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The state Department of Transportation said work on a second track between Albany and Schenectady, and on a fourth track at the Rensselaer train station, will begin this year. Full story: Albany...
CN introducing new Prince Rupert intermodal services to better serve growing Alberta economy
(Source: CN press release, March 13, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — CN announced today new import/export container train services between the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., and Calgary (now in operation) and Edmonton, starting in June 2012. Alberta is one of the fastest...
CP Rail shakeup could precede shareholder meeting
(Source: Financial Post, March 13, 2012) OTTAWA, Ontario — Two directors at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. acknowledged for the first time Tuesday the company’s board could consider a management shake-up ahead of the railway’s annual general meeting in May if the...
Canadian Pacific proxy battle heats up
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 13, 2012) TORONTO — The fight for control of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. heated up Tuesday when Hunter Harrison, the proposed replacement CEO, claimed his side is in the lead when it comes to signing up proxy votes. Full story: Globe...
Railroad stocks up at close of March 13 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 13, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were up at the close of trading on March 13, including CP Rail, which rose 2.8 percent, and KCS, which rose 3.9 percent. Full story: CBS News
Fire closes two MBTA stations, some businesses in Boston
(Source: Boston Globe, March 14, 2012) BOSTON — Two Green Line stations were closed Wednesday morning and a number of businesses and public buildings remained shuttered in the aftermath of the smoky fire that took out power to as many as 21,000 people the night...
California high-speed rail chief says bullet train won’t cost $100 billion
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, March 13, 2012) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Promising "improvements" to the state's controversial bullet train plan, the new head of the project told a Senate hearing in Silicon Valley on Tuesday he now believes building high-speed rail would...
Right-to-Work battle begins in Minnesota
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 13, 2012) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The bitter fight over unions that has swept across the country in the past year is erupting in Minnesota, as legislators begin toiling over a controversial proposal that would alter the nature and...
Buried anonymously in 1832 near Pa. railroad, 5 Irish laborers re-interred in Philly suburb
(Source: Associated Press, March 11, 2012) BALA CYNWYD, Pa. — The remains of five Irish laborers who researchers believe were murdered in 1832 while building a Pennsylvania railroad received a dignified re-interment Friday, more than 3,000 miles from their homeland...
KCS crafts logo to commemorate 125th anniversary
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 12, 2012) Kansas City Southern recently developed a commemorative logo to recognize its 125th anniversary. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Additional vapor intrusion tests conducted near BNSF yard in Whitefish, Mont.
(Source: EMSL Analytical press release, March 12, 2012) KALISPELL, Mont. — Last month, KAJ18 in Kalispell, Montana reported that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was again testing buildings near a rail yard in Whitefish. The buildings are located near the...
STB releases speakers’ schedule for March 22 hearing on Berkshire Hathaway acquisition of BNSF
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, March 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the Board's March 22, 2012 public hearing to explore the impact...
Rail stocks mixed at close of March 12 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading, including CN, which fell 0.5 percent, and Union Pacific, which rose 0.5 percent. Full story: CBS News
CAW criticizes U.S. subsidy to Caterpillar locomotive sales in Canada
(Source: Canadian Auto Workers press release, March 9, 2012) TORONTO — The President of the Canadian Auto Workers has reacted angrily to news that a U.S. government agency is subsidizing sales of U.S.-made locomotives to a Canadian mining operation - locomotives made...
Amtrak ridership grows in Pacific Northwest
(Source: The Register-Guard, March 12, 2012) EUGENE, Ore. — The Amtrak Cascades train run between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C., saw a record 847,709 riders in 2011, up 1 percent from the previous record set in 2010, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation....
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