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Switch tampering raises rail security alert in Iowa
(The following appeared on the Des Moines Register website on June 14, 2011.) MENLO, Iowa — Railroad employees are watching track equipment closely after a switching mechanism was tampered with in west-central Iowa. Early Sunday morning, an observant Iowa Interstate...
BLET sets the record straight as Metra UP West Line runs out of engineers
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 13, 2011.) CHICAGO — Staffing increases should ensure that Metra trains run normally Tuesday, officials said, after a shortage of engineers upended train — and commuters' — schedules on the Union Pacific...
Metra sets stage for fare hike
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 10, 2011.) CHICAGO — Warning of a looming $100 million deficit prompted by a sales tax shortfall and rising costs like diesel fuel, Metra’s chief executive today set the stage for a possible fare increase,...
Assault on Amtrak train disrupts service in Va.
(Source: New Era Progress, June 20, 2011.) AMHERST, Va. — Drugs may have been partially to blame in an assault on an Amtrak train that sent a train conductor and three Nelson County Sheriff’s Office deputies to the hospital Thursday morning, Sheriff David Brooks said...
Up to 100 trains per day expected in Maricopa by year-end
MARICOPA, Ariz. — Union Pacific Railroad’s yearslong project of adding an additional train track in Maricopa will be completed this year, effectively doubling the number of trains passing through Maricopa to as many as 100 per day. Full story: www.inmaricopa.com
Severe weather rained on UP’s SPRB coal train loadings in May
Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 876 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 896 trains in May 2010. The Class I loaded 92 percent of National Coal Transportation Association (NCTA) demand from the SPRB. Full story: Progressive...
Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express sees increase in riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 12, 2011.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont officials say the number of riders on Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express has increased. The transportation agency says Amtrak's most recent report to the state shows that ridership...
North Dakota officials boarding the ‘save Amtrak’ express to D.C.
(The following appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on June 10, 2011.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With Amtrak’s Empire Builder suspended passenger rail service through North Dakota entering its second consecutive weekend because of flooding in the Devils Lake Basin, a...
CN, UP among most affected as Missouri River flooding shuts rail facilities
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 10, 2011.) NEW YORK — The flooding Missouri River is cutting off rail lines, yards and shippers for several major North American carriers, and the range of outages will expand in the next week....
BNSF, UP deny price-fixing accusations
(The following appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 8, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad on Wednesday vehemently rejected a lawsuit’s claims that the Omaha-based railroad and BNSF Railway Co. breached federal anti¬trust laws through price...
Rep. Rahall: Amtrak privatization plan is short-sighted; we should invest in rail
(The following column by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) appeared on The Hill website on June 8, 2011. Rahall is ranking member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of a historic vote to end Medicare, Republicans are...
Vermont, New York officials look at more passenger rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 10, 2011.) RUTLAND, Vt. — Transportation officials from Vermont and New York are studying the possibility of adding passenger rail service to parts of southwestern Vermont and adjacent areas of New York. The two...
EPA honors UP for Genset technology
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on June 9, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Union Pacific Railroad with its Clean Air Excellence Award for developing Genset switching locomotive technology, which...
NJ Transit to use text messages to help fight terror
(The following appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on June 10, 2011.) NEWARK — If you see something, text something. NJ Transit police have taken a new approach to the slogan which has become a mantra for law enforcement in the post 9/11 world. On Wednesday, NJ...
LaHood pledges 160-mph trains in Illinois in five years
(The following appeared on the State Journal-Register website on June 10, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said in Springfield Thursday that, within five years, passenger trains will make the trip between Chicago and St. Louis in...
Illinois Amtrak could get Wi-Fi
(The following appeared on the Quad City Times website on June 10, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Amtrak riders may soon be able to go online when they get onboard. While free Wi-Fi is common on passenger trains serving the East and West coasts, Illinois officials are...
Amtrak’s Empire Builder line still disrupted
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 10, 2011.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Flooding-related problems in North Dakota continue to disrupt Amtrak passenger rail service between Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest. Full story: Seattle Times
Study set on residents’ health near BNSF rail yard in California
(The following appeared on the Press Enterprise website on June 10, 2011.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Researchers will visit at least 600 homes within five miles of the BNSF rail yard in San Bernardino as part of a Loma Linda University study to determine the effect of...
BNSF files complaint against Calico Solar
(The following appeared on the Desert Dispatch website on June 9, 2011.) BARSTOW, Calif. — BNSF Railway Company filed a complaint brief against Calico Solar — a 663.5 megawatt project which will be located 17 miles east of Newberry Springs — Wednesday, stating that...
Baltimore-area residents protest CSX as its CEO receives award
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on June 9, 2011.) BALTIMORE, Md. — The message — "STOP the CSX INTERMODAL rail site in Hanover/Elkridge NOWpgf.!!!" — was printed on red signs in white type. The signs were directed toward CSX Corp. CEO Michael...
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