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Amtrak, CSX reach agreement on Empire Corridor line
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 12, 2012) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak will take control of the Empire Corridor from Poughkeepsie to Schenectady in early November after the line's owner, CSX Corp., reached a lease agreement with the passenger rail service. Full story:...
Teamsters oppose new border crossing standards for Mexican truckers
(Source: Charleston Gazette, March 10, 2012) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Teamsters Union filed a legal reply brief last week in its lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation's pilot program that is opening the Mexican border to potentially dangerous...
Section of high-speed rail collapses after heavy rains in China, renewing safety fears
(Source: Reuters, March 12, 2012) NEW YORK — On March 9, a 984-foot section of an unopened high-speed railway collapsed in central China’s Hubei province following heavy rains, renewing safety concerns prompted by a fatal crash last year. The stretch, which had...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, February 9, 2012) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Wisconsin governor wants to keep train base plans on track despite cost
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 9, 2012) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Gov. Scott Walker's administration is pushing to move forward with a $55 million to $63 million Milwaukee train maintenance base — even though a state analysis suggests it might be cheaper to...
MBTA documentary trains spotlight on overnight workers
(Source: Boston Globe, March 12, 2012) BOSTON — “Boston Under: After Hours,’’ a 45-minute documentary about the MTA, debuts on the big screen in Boston on March 22. “Boston Under’’ focuses on the overnight workers who ensure the transit system is ready to go every...
Memphis transportation professionals tap knowledge of top rail executive Hunter Harrison
(Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 10, 2012) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Transportation and logistics professionals toured Canadian National Railway's Harrison Yard on Friday, then got up close and personal with former CN CEO Hunter Harrison, for whom the yard is named....
Railroad stocks mixed at close of March 9 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading, including Union Pacific, which rose 1.5 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 0.4 percent. Full story: CBS News
Delays grow as rail age at NJ Transit
(Source: Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2012) NEW YORK — Equipment failures along the aging rail lines that carry NJ Transit trains are causing longer delays affecting a growing number of commuters, a Wall Street Journal analysis of public records shows. Full story:...
U.S. Treasury Secretary tours BNSF yard in Fort Worth
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 8, 2012) FORTH WORTH, Texas — Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner toured BNSF's Intermodal Facility near Alliance Airport early Thursday afternoon to promote the Obama administration's support for investing in transportation...
Workers file race discrimination suit against Amtrak
(Source: Oakland Tribune, March 8, 2012) OAKLAND, Calif. — Eleven current and former Amtrak workers are suing the national train carrier for what they called pervasive and institutionalized racial discrimination. Source: San Jose Mercury News
AAR: February 2012 intermodal traffic up 2.4 percent over February 2011
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 8, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 8, 2012 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail carloads originated in February 2012 totaled 1,410,992, down 27,555 carloads or 1.9...
Hoffa thanks RFK Jr. for canceling Sotheby’s event in support of Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 9, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa thanked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for moving an art auction scheduled at Sotheby’s Auction House this week to a new venue in support of...
National fight over ‘right to work’ comes to Minnesota
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2012) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A political battle that has consumed other states over the last year is coming to Minnesota, as a state Senate committee prepares to review a proposal that could make Minnesota a "right to work" state. Full...
Protests mark one year since Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law
(Source: Associated Press, March 11, 2012) MADISON, Wisc. — Thousands of demonstrators descended on the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday to voice their anger at Gov. Scott Walker, using the anniversary of the passage of his collective bargaining law to rally support for...
Wabtec awarded contract to provide components for Amtrak passenger cars
(Source: Wabtec press release (PDF), March 8, 2012) WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corporation has signed a contract to provide components for 130 new passenger cars being built for Amtrak by CAF USA, Inc. (part of the CAF Group), a railcar builder with manufacturing...
CP Rail’s strong, established customer relationships support growth, profitability and continued success of multi-year plan
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 7, 2012) CALGARY, Alberta — CP's management team is aggressively and successfully executing on the Company's Multi-Year Plan and has the full support of the Board of Directors. Your Board and management team...
Truck driver killed as CSX train, fuel truck collide in fiery crash in Florida’s Polk County
(Source: Television station WTSP, March 7, 2012) BARTOW, Fla. — A CSX train and a tanker truck filled with diesel fuel collided near a chemical plant in Bartow, Fla., on Wednesday morning (February 7). The truck driver was killed in the accident. Three crew members on...
Port of Stockton marks completion of track expansion
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 7, 2012) Through a public-private partnership with Union Pacific Railroad and Metro Ports, the Port of Stockton, Calif., recently completed 5,828 feet of track, which was added to east port interchange tracks. To enter service...
Wall Street glance: Railroad stocks mixed at close of March 7 trading
(Source: Associated Press, March 7, 2012) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading on March 7, including Kansas City Southern, which rose 1.5 percent, and Norfolk Southern, which fell 1.0 percent. Full story: CBS News
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