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BLET engineers at SEPTA resist wearing fluorescent vests
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 26, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA rail engineers, who have long resisted pressure to wear uniforms, are protesting a new requirement that they wear fluorescent green-yellow vests when operating trains....
Conductor in fatal N.C. train wreck had wedding date set
(The following appeared on television station WYFF's website on May 25, 2011.) ABBEVILLE, S.C. — Phillip Crawford, the 33-year-old CSX conductor killed in an on-duty accident earlier this week, was engaged to be married next year. Crawford and BLET member J.G. Hadden,...
Freight rail traffic to increase by 80-100% in 30-50 years
(The following appeared at AltTransport.com on May 23, 2011.) Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Machalaba held an online round table discussion on the future of the freight rail industry with a small group of consultants, lobbyists and federal...
Local officials confident GE will remain in Erie, Pa.
(The following appeared on the Erie Times-News website on May 24, 2011.) ERIE, Pa. — Erie County Executive Barry Grossman believes that Lawrence Park-based GE Transportation is here to stay, despite the company's plans for a new locomotive plant in Texas. Grossman...
No disruption to Amtrak service in Memphis after CN closes New Orleans bridge
(The following appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on May 24, 2011.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Amtrak has resorted to busing City of New Orleans passengers between Hammond, La., and the Crescent City to get around a bridge outage at the Bonnet Carre Spillway....
DOT stimulus payments reach $28.2 billion
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 24, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s payouts to states for construction projects under the 2009 stimulus law reached $28.2 billion as of May 13. The DOT shoveled out $800...
Opinion: Transport bill seen as a prime mover, jobs creator
(The following column appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 24, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The promise of high-speed rail was a big topic of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of the Region" meeting Tuesday. But Transportation...
Top U.S. railroads add 935 workers from March to April
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 24, 2011.) washington, D.C. — The seven largest railroads added 935 employees to their U.S. operations from mid-March to mid-April, for a new high since the recovery began in 2009. The Surface...
Railroad worker loses arm, legs in Fort Worth train accident
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 24, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — A railroad employee remained in serious condition Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital after a train ran over him, amputating his legs and an arm, a railroad...
UP worker loses arm in rail accident
(The following appeared at www.kcci.com on May 24, 2011.) BOONE, Iowa — A railroad worker had his arm amputated following a train accident in Boone on Monday. The employee was getting off a locomotive when he was struck by a passing train. Full story: www.kcci.com
Freight train collision kills 2 in N.C.
(The following appeared on the CBS News website on May 24, 2011.) MINERAL SPRINGS, N.C. — Two CSX train crew members have been killed and two others injured when a pair of freight trains collided south of Charlotte, N.C. CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan said the locomotives...
Amtrak’s replacement of the Niantic River bridge is 50% done
(The following appeared on The Day website on May 24, 2011.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak officials announced Monday that the three-year project to replace the railroad bridge spanning the Niantic River is 50 percent complete. The project includes a track realignment...
Editorial: Washington state passengers will benefit from improved train service
(The following editorial appeared on The Olympian website on May 24, 2011.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — More reliable train service should be in the future for Amtrak passengers on the Cascades line through Western Washington. That’s because the state accepted $780 million in...
One year after Pagano suicide, Metra tries to get back on track
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 23, 2011.) CHICAGO — One year after the downfall of longtime Metra boss Phil Pagano, top officials say the commuter rail agency has emerged from its "darkest hour" and is on track toward recovery and...
Group in Juárez urges bypass plan for trains
(The following appeared on the El Paso Times website on May 24, 2011.) EL PASO, Texas — A group of Juárez residents are voicing their opposition against the Mexican federal government paying for cross-border trains to continue traveling through the city instead of...
Damage from high water closes train bridge near New Orleans
(The following appeared on the New Orleans Times Picayune website on May 23, 2011.) NEW ORLEANS, La. — Rail traffic on a major line just west of New Orleans has been halted after damage was discovered on a train bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The rail, owned...
Editorial: Why pull the plug on California high-speed rail?
(The following editorial appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on May 22, 2011.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — News about California's high-speed rail project has taken on a Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde quality. On one side, there's never been more momentum. Headlines tout...
Indiana town investigates feces dumped on Norfolk Southern tracks
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie, Ind., landlord and business owner raised a stink Monday over a heap of waste apparently left last week by a Norfolk Southern train, prompting an investigation by Delaware County Health Department officials who said the railroad company was in...
Delivery of new SEPTA railcars lagging
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 24, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — The delivery of SEPTA's new Silverliner V railcars continues to lag because of production problems, and the manufacturer says the last of the 120 new cars won't be ready for...
Railroad worker run over by train in Fort Worth
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 24, 2011.) FORT WORTH — A 27-year-old railroad employee who was working on a train was seriously injured Monday night when the train ran over him, a fire department official said. The employee, who...
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