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CSX trains back on track in Niles
(Source: WFMJ, August 2, 2011) NILES, Ohio - CSX appears to be getting everything back on track in Niles, after a train derailment on Saturday when 15 of 50 cars jumped the tracks. Trains were able to travel on the first track Monday morning after CSX made repairs. A...
CSX to build $15 million intermodal terminal in Kentucky
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 2, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - CSX Corp. and Louisville, Ky., officials recently announced the Class I plans to establish a $15 million, 34-acre intermodal terminal in the city by early 2012. The facility will be located near...
Amtrak ridership up at Lancaster stations
(Source: Lancaster Online, August 2, 2011) LANCASTER, Penn. - Despite ongoing renovations at Lancaster’s Amtrak station, train ridership increased last year and along the length of the Keystone Corridor between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Passengers boarding and...
Nevada trucking company counter sues Amtrak, Union Pacific over deadly crash
(Source: Associated Press, July 30, 2011) RENO, Nevada — A Nevada trucking company has filed suit against Amtrak and Union Pacific, claiming they failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the site where one of its drivers plowed into an Amtrak train on June 24....
Iowa, Nevada receive grants from DOT to develop statewide rail plans
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, July 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced high-speed rail grants for two states to develop statewide rail plans as part of the Administration’s efforts to develop an...
Hornell man killed by train in Canaseraga
(Source: The Evening Tribune, July 31, 2011) CANASERAGA, N.Y. — A man was struck and killed by a train in Canaseraga Sunday morning, according to Amity-based state police and local fire officials. State police said Joshua Hudson, 26, of, Hornell was struck by an...
CSX investigates train derailment in Niles
(Source: WFMW, August 1, 2011) NILES, Ohio - "It’s something we’re never going to forget, truly." That’s what Pat Cera is saying about the train derailment that happened around 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Pat Cera and his wife had been sitting on their front porch...
Amtrak collides with big rig near Vacaville
(Source: The Sacramento Bee, August 1, 2011) VACAVILLE, Calif. - An Amtrak train has collided with a big rig in Solano County near Vacaville. The train struck the big rig near the Vanden and Canon Roads about 8:30 a.m. Full story: The Sacramento Bee
22 coal cars derail in Denison
DENISON, Iowa - Twenty-two coal cars on a east-bound Union Pacific Railroad train derailed in Denison at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, spilling their contents. The train, consisting of 136 cars, was bound from Wyoming to Illinois, according to Mark Davis, director of corporate...
SEPTA ridership hits 22-year high
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 28, 2011) PHILADELPHIA — According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, SEPTA carried more passengers in the last 12 months than it had in any of the 22 previous years. The newspaper reported that “… SEPTA's buses, subways, trolleys, and...
Short line operator RailAmerica posts $8.7 million profit
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 28, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — RailAmerica posted an $8.7 million profit for the second quarter of 2011. The operator of 43 small railroads in the U.S. and Canada had posted a $4.2 million loss a year earlier. Full story: Journal of...
Washington state’s high-speed rail work to begin this fall
(Source: Washington State Department of Transportation press release, July 28, 2011) OLYMPIA, Wash. — An agreement signed today by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and BNSF Railway clears the way for work to begin on rail improvements that...
AAR: Railroads report modest gains in weekly rail traffic
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 28, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported modest gains in weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 291,909 carloads for the week ending July 23,...
Heat slows Texas passenger trains
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 26, 2011) FORT WORTH, Texas — A major heat wave in Texas is forcing passenger railroads to reduce their speeds as the summer heat is causing tracks to bend and warp. Sun kinks have caused service delays for the Trinity Railway...
Norfolk Southern increases dividend 7.5 percent
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 26, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 7.5 percent, or 3 cents per share, from 40...
UP train derails north of LA, 250 homes evacuated
(Source: Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2011) LOS ANGELES — About 30 cars of a Union Pacific freight train, some with hazardous materials, derailed on Friday in a desert town about 35 miles northeast of Los Angeles, prompting evacuations of 250 nearby homes, the Los...
CSX senior VP nets $8.1 million in stock sale
(Source: Barron's, July 27, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ellen Fitzsimmons, CSX general counsel and senior vice president of law and public relations, netted more than $8.1 million after selling shares of CSX stock earlier this week. Full story: www.barrons.com
FAA work stoppages increase throughout U.S.
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 27, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More aviation construction projects across the country are coming to a halt and construction workers are being sent home due to a continuing fight in Washington over funding the Federal Aviation...
Amtrak Cascades route benefits from lottery partnership
(Source: Lake Stevens Journal, July 26, 2011) LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — Amtrak's partnership with the Washington state lottery is helping the railroad's Cascades route. Portions of profits from a "Cash Train" scratch ticket are being invested in the route's operational...
Norfolk Southern bullish on 2011 utility coal shipments, 2012 exports
(Source: Platts, July 26, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a report from Platts.com, Norfolk Southern predicted that the continued hot weather in America will keep its coal shipments high throughout the remainder of 2011 due to strong demand for electricity. The...
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