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Federal judge voids two new Idaho anti-union laws
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, January 3, 2012) BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has invalidated both the new anti-union laws pushed through by Idaho GOP lawmakers last session, saying they violate federal law. The two measures, SB 1007 and 1006, were both Republican...
DM&IR name is history as CN merges 3 railroads into 1
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, January 2, 2012) DULUTH, Minn. — Canadian-based CN railway has announced the formal merger of its three Northland subsidiary rail companies into one. The Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co., the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway...
Rail freight surge before holiday shows U.S. skirting recession
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American railroads’ freight volumes surged 17 percent last week, the most in a year, in an indication that the U.S. economy will avoid a second recession. Full story: Bloomberg News
Opinion: Why California needs high-speed rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — Today, our country desperately needs new infrastructure development that will create jobs and economic growth while updating the American Dream and ensuring its environmental future. The answer is...
A gathering storm over ‘right to work in Indiana
(Source: New York Times, January 2, 2012) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Nearly a year after legislatures in Wisconsin and several other Republican-dominated states curbed the power of public sector unions, lawmakers in Indiana are now turning their sights toward private sector...
Police investigate shot fired at engineer’s window of moving MRL train
(Source: Associated Press, January 4, 2012) HELENA, Mont. — Police are investigating after someone fired what appeared to be a shotgun round at the engineer's window of a Montana Rail Link train as it traveled through Helena. Full story: The Republic
Customers locate on CSX in 17 states in 2011
(Source: CSX press release, January 5, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Customers across manufacturing, consumer goods, energy and other markets committed to 124 new or expanded facilities on CSX and its short line railroad partners in 2011, driving job growth and other...
Amtrak: Liability protection needed before passenger service could come back to Florida’s east coast
(Source: www.tcpalm.com, January 5, 2012) COCOA, Fla. — The Florida Legislature must approve liability protection for Amtrak, a no-fault policy for operating on state-owned coastal tracks in South Florida, before the railroad will agree to bring passenger service to...
APTA: Congressional inaction on commuter benefits amounts to $550 tax increase for transit riders
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 5, 2012) The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is calling on Congress to correct a “bias that favors driving over taking public transit” by restoring the commuter transit tax benefit, APTA officials said in a...
California high-speed rail fans, foes seek federal study
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers are competing to influence the next big review of California high-speed rail, underscoring the project's new political vulnerability. Following a devastating state study issued Tuesday, a...
AAR: Railroads report 2011 carloads up 2.2% over 2010 and 9.7% over 2009
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains in 2011 rail traffic compared with last year, with U.S. railroads originating 15.2 million carloads, up 2.2...
U.S. railroads report record intermodal container loads in 2011
(Source: Journal of Commerce, January 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major U.S. railroads handled a record number of intermodal containers in 2011, with a strong push late in the year that gave the industry a 6 percent gain in volume over 2010, according to the...
Francis P. Mulvey designated Vice Chairman of Surface Transportation Board
(Source: U.S. Surface Transportation Board press release, January 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott, III announced today that the agency designated Board Member Francis P. Mulvey as its Vice Chairman. He succeeds...
Aging train bridge linking Newark and New York stuck open for three hours
(Source: Star-Ledger, January 5, 2012) NEWARK, N.J. — Train traffic along the Northeast Corrider between New York and Newark ground to a halt last night as a century-old swing bridge that carries NJ Transit and Amtrak trains across the Hackensack River wouldn’t lock...
MBTA proposes ‘significant’ fare increases, service cuts to deal with deficit
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 4, 2012) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials have laid out two options for increasing fares and reducing service as part of a plan to address an expected $185 million structural deficit in fiscal-year...
GE Transportation buys rail software firm
(Source: Journal of Commerce, January 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, GE Transportation acquired rail industry software developer RMI from The Carlyle Group, expanding its transportation software and optimization business. Full story:...
CSX to announce fourth quarter, year-end results on January 23
(Source: CSX press release, January 4, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will release fourth-quarter and 2011 year-end financial and operating results on Monday, January 23, 2012, after the market close. The Company will host an earnings conference call at...
Norfolk Southern to announce fourth-quarter 2011 earnings on January 24
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 4, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
UP capped off 2011 with strong coal train volume
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 4, 2012) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,085 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 984 trains in December 2010. The Class I met 100.4 percent of National Coal Transportation...
CP Rail upgraded on prospect of new CEO
(Source: Financial Post, January 4, 2012) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. was upgraded to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan on raised expectations that Hunter Harrison will become CEO. Full story: Financial Post
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