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Michigan buys NS tracks for passenger rail service
(Source: Detroit Free Press, October 6, 2011) DETROIT — The state of Michigan has reached a deal to buy 135 miles of track from Norfolk Southern for $140 million, a crucial step in Michigan's push for faster passenger rail service between Detroit and Chicago. Full...
Amtrak California’s San Joaquin corridor reaches more than a million riders
(Source: Amtrak press release, October 5, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operating between Oakland, Sacramento, and Bakersfield with bus service to Los Angeles and other points, the San Joaquin carried more than a million passengers in the state’s fiscal year that ended in...
Amtrak California’s San Joaquin corridor reaches more than a million riders
(Source: Amtrak press release, October 5, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operating between Oakland, Sacramento, and Bakersfield with bus service to Los Angeles and other points, the San Joaquin carried more than a million passengers in the state’s fiscal year that ended in...
Mica seeks six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill at current funding levels, spokesman says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 5, 2011) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) is preparing a six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that would drop a previously proposed 30 percent cut in funding. Full...
Mica seeks six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill at current funding levels, spokesman says
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 5, 2011) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) is preparing a six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that would drop a previously proposed 30 percent cut in funding. Full...
30 million riders in 2011 an Amtrak record
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, October 6, 2011) GALESBURG, Ill. — Although final figures are not expected to be released until next week, an Amtrak spokesman said Tuesday that the national passenger rail service surpassed 30 million riders for the first time in its...
30 million riders in 2011 an Amtrak record
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, October 6, 2011) GALESBURG, Ill. — Although final figures are not expected to be released until next week, an Amtrak spokesman said Tuesday that the national passenger rail service surpassed 30 million riders for the first time in its...
CSX Corporation declares quarterly dividend
(Source: CSX press release, October 4, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) approved a $0.12 per share quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2011, to shareholders of...
CSX Corporation declares quarterly dividend
(Source: CSX press release, October 4, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) approved a $0.12 per share quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2011, to shareholders of...
UP says September coal train loadings neared 1,100 in PRB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 5, 2011) In September, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,093 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin compared with 1,009 trains in September 2010. Full story: Progressive Railroading
UP says September coal train loadings neared 1,100 in PRB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 5, 2011) In September, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,093 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin compared with 1,009 trains in September 2010. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Freight shipping index reaches three-year high
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 10, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments jumped to its highest level in more than three years in September, growing 7.5 percent over the same month a year ago and defying suggestions of a new downturn...
Freight shipping index reaches three-year high
(Source: Journal of Commerce, October 10, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments jumped to its highest level in more than three years in September, growing 7.5 percent over the same month a year ago and defying suggestions of a new downturn...
AAR: Railroads report gains for September rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 6, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported gains for September rail traffic compared with the same month last year, with U.S. railroads originating 1,195,671...
AAR: Railroads report gains for September rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 6, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported gains for September rail traffic compared with the same month last year, with U.S. railroads originating 1,195,671...
AAR: North America intermodal volume sets record
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains for weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 305,133 carloads for the week ending September...
AAR: North America intermodal volume sets record
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains for weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 305,133 carloads for the week ending September...
Editorial: GOP tries to derail Amtrak
(Source: Register-Guard, September 30, 2011) EUGENE, Ore. — The GOP assault on Amtrak reflects the worst instincts of Republicans, who seem oblivious to the railroad's resurgent popularity. Amtrak is enjoying its sixth year of record ridership and expects to carry...
Editorial: GOP tries to derail Amtrak
(Source: Register-Guard, September 30, 2011) EUGENE, Ore. — The GOP assault on Amtrak reflects the worst instincts of Republicans, who seem oblivious to the railroad's resurgent popularity. Amtrak is enjoying its sixth year of record ridership and expects to carry...
Growing number of Americans riding Amtrak
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 30, 3011) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Amtrak for the first time carried more than 30 million passengers in a year, surpassing last year's 28.7 million and stretching its string of record-setting years to eight of the last nine. Yet,...
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