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High-speed rail panel cites improvements in California’s ridership model
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, September 11, 2011) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — An influential group formed to review ridership estimates for the California High-Speed Rail Authority has withdrawn some of its earlier criticisms, and the group's upbeat review appears to...
DOT leaders join President Obama’s call for job-creating infrastructure investments
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined with Washington, D.C. officials and construction industry leaders at the construction site for D.C.’s 11th Street...
DOT leaders join President Obama’s call for job-creating infrastructure investments
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined with Washington, D.C. officials and construction industry leaders at the construction site for D.C.’s 11th Street...
House Republicans take aim at Amtrak funding
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 10, 2011) ALBANY, N.Y. — A House subcommittee on Thursday moved to end federal funding to Amtrak for trains that also receive state financial support. If enacted by Congress -- a possibility that seems unlikely -- the bill could...
House Republicans take aim at Amtrak funding
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 10, 2011) ALBANY, N.Y. — A House subcommittee on Thursday moved to end federal funding to Amtrak for trains that also receive state financial support. If enacted by Congress -- a possibility that seems unlikely -- the bill could...
At Ground Zero, and across America, 9/11 commemorations help to heal the deepest of wounds
(Source: Star-Ledger, September 12, 2011) NEW YORK — In a place of loss and renewal, where a raw hole in the earth has been replaced by a serene memorial to the dead and a soaring monument to the future, Americans yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11...
At Ground Zero, and across America, 9/11 commemorations help to heal the deepest of wounds
(Source: Star-Ledger, September 12, 2011) NEW YORK — In a place of loss and renewal, where a raw hole in the earth has been replaced by a serene memorial to the dead and a soaring monument to the future, Americans yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11...
Stock news: Railroad shares fall
(Source: Associated Press, September 8, 2011) NEW YORK — Shares of rail and truck-to-rail shipping companies fell on Thursday on reports that rail volume fell for the third time in four weeks. Full story: www.forbes.com
Stock news: Railroad shares fall
(Source: Associated Press, September 8, 2011) NEW YORK — Shares of rail and truck-to-rail shipping companies fell on Thursday on reports that rail volume fell for the third time in four weeks. Full story: www.forbes.com
UP’s Powder River Basin coal train loadings reached two-year high in August
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 8, 2011) Despite lingering Missouri River flooding, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,130 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) in August — the most since November 2008, according to a report at Progressive...
UP’s Powder River Basin coal train loadings reached two-year high in August
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 8, 2011) Despite lingering Missouri River flooding, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,130 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) in August — the most since November 2008, according to a report at Progressive...
Amtrak: More people riding Port Huron to Chicago route
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 8, 2011) CHICAGO — Ridership on Amtrak's Blue Water route, which runs from Port Huron to Chicago, is on the rise. According to the Chicago Tribune, ridership on the route from Oct. 1, 2010, to July 31, 2011, increased 20.8 percent...
Amtrak: More people riding Port Huron to Chicago route
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 8, 2011) CHICAGO — Ridership on Amtrak's Blue Water route, which runs from Port Huron to Chicago, is on the rise. According to the Chicago Tribune, ridership on the route from Oct. 1, 2010, to July 31, 2011, increased 20.8 percent...
Flooding in Eastern Pa., N.Y., impacting Norfolk Southern operations
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 8, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — Flooding in areas of eastern Pennsylvania and New York due to heavy rains and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, are impacting operations over Norfolk Southern's Southern Tier line between...
Flooding in Eastern Pa., N.Y., impacting Norfolk Southern operations
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 8, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — Flooding in areas of eastern Pennsylvania and New York due to heavy rains and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, are impacting operations over Norfolk Southern's Southern Tier line between...
Judge to ILWU: Don’t impede terminal operations
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. District Court judge in Tacoma on Thursday enjoined International Longshore and Warehouse Union picketers from engaging in violence and impeding rail or ship traffic at the new EGT grain...
Judge to ILWU: Don’t impede terminal operations
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. District Court judge in Tacoma on Thursday enjoined International Longshore and Warehouse Union picketers from engaging in violence and impeding rail or ship traffic at the new EGT grain...
AAR: Railroads report mixed results for August rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 8, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed results for August rail traffic compared with the same month last year, with U.S. railroads originating...
AAR: Railroads report mixed results for August rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 8, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed results for August rail traffic compared with the same month last year, with U.S. railroads originating...
FRA, high-speed rail budget slashed by House panel
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2011) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The fortunes of California's high-speed rail project, which would connect Southern California to the Bay Area with a 220 mph train, took a big financial hit Thursday afternoon, when a congressional...
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