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Amtrak, NJ Transit resume rail service at Trenton
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 2011) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Trenton's Transportation Center reopened for rail service this morning, allowing Amtrak to start running again between Philadelphia and New York for the first time since Hurricane Irene flooded the...
Amtrak mostly back to normal after Irene
(Source: Boston Globe, August 30, 2011) BOSTON, Mass. — Transportation services were largely back to normal today after disruptions caused by Tropical Storm Irene. All trains, including the Acela high speed rail, were back in operation between Boston and New York,...
DOT designates $745 million for faster service along Northeaster Corridor
(Source: Reuters, August 24, 2011) NEW YORK — The US Department of Transportation announced plans to spend nearly $745 million upgrading rail service along the Northeast Corridor — the most heavily-traveled passenger rail corridor in the nation. Full story:...
BNSF train derails hear Havre, two workers injured
(Source: Television station KRTV, August 28, 2011) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Two workers were taken to the hospital after a BNSF train derailed near Havre on Sunday afternoon. Three locomotives and 23 cars of the 93-car train derailed on their sides just before 4 p.m....
Collision near Abilene kills railroad worker
(Source: Topeka Capital-Journal, August 29, 2011) TOPEKA, Kan. — A Union Pacific Railroad employee was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon just east of Abilene. According to the Capital-Journal, Elmer “Butch” Hulse, 59, died after the pickup truck he was driving...
22 injured in Amtrak derailment in Nebraska
(Source: New York Post, August 28, 2011) BENKELMAN, Neb. -- An Amtrak train headed from California to Chicago struck a demolition crane in southwest Nebraska on Friday, forcing two locomotives and three passenger cars off the rails, and injuring 22 people, officials...
AAR: Railroads report slight gains for weekly traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads, August 25, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains for weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 300,521 carloads for the week ending August 20, 2011, up 1.1...
Amtrak advances high-speed plans, ignores GOP calls for privatization
(Source: The Hill, August 24, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak announced Wednesday that it was hiring an accounting firm to plan the financing for its high-speed rail proposals, despite House Republican intentions of privatizing parts of the national passenger rail...
NS update on service restoration following Hurricane Irene
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, August 30, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to make good progress in restoring operations following Hurricane Irene. Operations in North and South Carolina and Virginia have generally returned to normal, with a...
CSX updates status of storm recovery efforts
(Source: CSX press release, August 29, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Irene in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The company’s freight operations are moving steadily toward full recovery, and commuter train...
Amtrak resumes train service in N.C.; limits runs to major cities
(Source: Associated Press, August 29, 2011) RALEIGH, N.C. — Amtrak is resuming passenger train service in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Irene, but travelers looking to go to Washington, Philadelphia or New York will have to check schedules. Full story: The...
Amtrak uncertain on Boston-Philly service start
(Source: Associated Press, August 29, 2011) TRENTON, N.J. — Amtrak says it's not clear when service will return along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Philadelphia after Hurricane Irene. Floodwaters remained Monday on the tracks in Trenton, N.J., used by...
Railroads on East Coast continue to deal with Hurricane Irene’s wrath
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 29, 2011) Metro-North Railroad and New Jersey Transit won’t operate regular rail service today as a result of infrastructure damage caused by Hurricane Irene during the weekend. Metro-North sustained “significant damage to many...
CSX spends $1.1M lobbying in 2Q
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX spent nearly $1.1 million lobbying the federal government on high-speed rail, rail industry competition, new technology and coal waste-water legislation in the second quarter, according to the...
Norfolk Southern spends $1.8M lobbying in 2Q
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern spent $1.8 million in the second quarter to lobby on Amtrak, high-speed rail and other issues, according to the Associated Press. That's down from the nearly $2.1 million it spent in the...
UP spent nearly $1.5M lobbying Congress in 2Q
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2011) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific spent $1.49 million during the second three months of 2011 to lobby Congress on railroad regulations, pollution restrictions and highway shipping rules, according to the Associated Press. That's...
Ohio Governor seeks compromise on SB 5
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 17, 2011) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich pleased with organized labor leaders to compromise on Senate Bill 5 and cancel a fall referendum on the bill, which seeks to destroy unions and their collective bargaining rights....
RRB: Annuitants who work after retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, August 1, 2011) CHICAGO — Retirees, and those planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws governing benefit payments to annuitants who work after retirement. The following questions and answers...
Amtrak’s Great Migration exhibit follows Southern blacks’ journey to North
(Source: Washington Post, August 18, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s Great Migration exhibit, which details train travel by African Americans from the South to the North from 1915 to 1970, is pulling into numerous train stations throughout the United States this...
Metrolink secures $46.3 million to fully fund PTC program
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 18, 2011) According to the Progressive Railroading website, Metrolink has received $46.3 million in federal and state funding to fully install positive train control (PTC). The railroad’s goal is to complete implementation by...
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