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GOP to press Obama for private bids on $117 billion rail project
(The following appeared on The Hill website on May 23, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will use a Thursday hearing to press the Obama administration to rely more on private investment for a high-speed rail...
UP opens $24 million yard in Wyoming
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 20, 2011.) On May 19, Union Pacific Railroad held a ceremony to officially open a new $24 million yard about 20 miles west of Green River, Wyo. Construction began on the Blacks Fork Rail Yard in...
Hampton Roads would benefit from CSX rail expansion
(The following appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 22, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — CSX Corp., the nation's third-largest railroad, is investing an additional $160 million to complete its National Gateway project, a planned double-stack rail route connecting...
Amtrak’s City of New Orleans back on track
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20, 2011.) CHICAGO — The Amtrak train that runs from Chicago to New Orleans is about to be back in business, weeks after being shut down because flooding made part of the route impassable. Amtrak says it'll resume...
California bulks up high-speed rail lobbying effort
(The following appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on May 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority has bulked up its lobbying even as some lawmakers question its effectiveness. Facing a skeptical Congress, the Sacramento-based...
Opinion: High-speed rail would be good for Texas
(The following column appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 21, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Twenty years ago a proposed "bullet train" connecting Dallas-Fort Worth with Houston, Austin and San Antonio seemed on track and picking up speed despite some...
All aboard! Amtrak sees surge in ridership
(The following appeared on the MSNBC website on May 20, 2011.) NEW YORK — With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon and this summer shaping up to be the most expensive ever for air travel, some vacationers may be turning to another method of transportation: train...
Railroads building on current anti-terror technology
(The following appeared on the Journal News website on May 22, 2011.) NEW YORK — Anti-terrorism measures on trains remained in the news last week when Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman argued before a Senate subcommittee that more money should be spent on the effort. One...
Q&A: The future of freight railroading
(The following appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on May 23, 2011.) NEW YORK — Once a dying industry, railroads have made a strong comeback and are poised to become busier places in the years ahead. Forecasts for freight growth are substantial, prompting...
New technology is transforming freight rail
(The following appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on May 23, 2011.) NEW YORK — The digital revolution is coming to freight rail. Major railroads are installing digital communications, global positioning receivers, sensors and computerized controls on their...
Merced applies for $800,000 high-speed rail study grant
(The following appeared on the Merced Sun-Star website on May 20, 2011.) MERCED, Calif. — The city of Merced will apply for an $800,000 grant from the California High-Speed Rail Authority for land use, traffic studies and financial planning around its proposed...
No fare hike or service cuts in SEPTA budget
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 20, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's $1.23 billion operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is likely to be approved by the board next week, following review Thursday by a committee. The...
CSX facing $350,000 fine for derailments that polluted Ohio water
(The following appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on May 18, 2011.) CLEVELAND — In a proposed settlement, CSX Transportation would pay $350,000 to Ohio for water pollution and public nuisances caused by eight of its derailments and malfunctions here,...
Alleged ‘ghost pass’ scheme cost MBTA millions
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on May 20, 2011.) BOSTON — Authorities said yesterday that they had uncovered a massive scheme to print and sell thousands of unauthorized MBTA passes, the largest fare-evasion case in T history and one that has cost...
Amtrak lines reopen after bomb threat at Martinez station
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on May 19, 2011.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — A bomb threat at the Martinez Amtrak station Thursday afternoon shut down Amtrak's Capitol Corridor rail line in both directions, delaying commuters and stranding about...
AAR: Steady weekly rail traffic results
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 19, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported steady results in weekly rail traffic with U.S. railroads originating 294,271 carloads for the week ending May...
Amtrak seeks private sector aid for NEC
(The following appeared on the Railway Age website on May 19, 2011.) Amtrak said Thursday it is developing an in-depth business plan that will maximize the opportunity for private investment to finance the construction of infrastructure and the acquisition of...
Medicare for Railroad Retirement families
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on April 10, 2011.) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security...
Produce shipper Railex expanding N.Y. warehouse site
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — Railex, the cross-country shipper of produce and other perishables that has its East Coast terminal in Rotterdam, is in the early stages of an expansion project that could add as much as 65,000 square feet to its existing building. Rotterdam's...
Norfolk Southern issues $400 million of century bonds
(The following appeared on the Toronto Star website on May 18, 2011.) TORONTO — Taking advantage of historically low interest rates and strong demand from fixed-income investors, Norfolk Southern today issued $400 million of 100-year notes. The deal was increased from...
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