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Editorial: Negative analysis of California high-speed rail is just politics
(The following editorial appeared on the Merced Sun-Star website on May 13, 2011.) MERCED, Calif. — The Legislative Analyst's Office report misses the major reason that the San Joaquin Valley was selected for the first leg of California's high-speed rail project. The...
Editorial: All aboard high speed rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 12, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphians and other Northeast Corridor rail commuters may want to thank the tea-party movement for a speedier trip to New York. Amtrak announced this week...
Economic recovery will continue, Norfolk Southern CEO tells stockholders
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 12, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — “The economic recovery is well under way, and barring some unanticipated event, it will continue well on into 2012,” said Wick Moorman, chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation,...
Norfolk Southern CEO praises public-private partnerships
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on May 13, 2011.) WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The nation's policymakers lack the funds and political will to improve the nation's highway system but have supported public-private partnerships for upgrading freight-rail...
AAR: Carloads down, intermodal up in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 12, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed results in weekly rail traffic with U.S. railroads originating 281,860 carloads for the week ending May 7,...
LaHood says Amtrak is ‘very, very safe’ amid terror threat
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on May 12, 2011.) NEW YORK — Riding Amtrak is “very, very safe” and the national passenger rail service is “doing everything they can” to ensure the security of its trains, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said....
Amtrak, Illinois Transportation officials to promote trains as way to tour the state
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak and Illinois Department of Transportation officials will promote train travel as a way to beat high fuel prices and see tourist sites around the state. "Illinois Tourism Day"...
CN to adds capacity throughout Wainwright Subdivision for Canada, U.S. traffic
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 11, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National is spending nearly US$39 million to add tracks and make rail yard improvements on busy lanes in and east of Edmonton, Alberta, that handle rail traffic...
Dispute may derail arrival of Texas high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 11, 2011.) ARLINGTON, Texas — Just as the effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas is gaining steam, a dispute over what kind of service to bring to the state and where to build the stations...
Opinion: FAA is failing public, air traffic controllers
(The following column by David Polino appeared on the Buffalo News website on May 11, 2011.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — 4-3-8-7-1. Those numbers won’t mean much to most people, but to many air traffic controllers, they jump off the page. Especially for the controllers, like me,...
Norfolk Southern expands its storm recovery support to include Virginia
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 11, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern said it is increasing its support of relief efforts in states hard hit by recent severe storms. Norfolk Southern last month announced support for Alabama, Mississippi, and...
Severe flooding slows Amtrak route from Carbondale to Memphis
(The following appeared on the Effingham Daily News website on May 11, 2011.) EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Travel time from Effingham to New Orleans on Amtrak usually takes nearly a whole day, but due to flooding in the southern part of the state, it will take even longer...
Auditor slams management of $43B California high-speed rail project, urges overhaul
(The following story by Greenwire appeared on the New York Times website on May 11, 2011.) NEW YORK — California's legislative auditor is calling for an overhaul of how the state manages its nascent high-speed rail line, saying the mega project is unlikely to succeed...
Promontory Point Golden Spike ceremony marks fact, fiction
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 11, 2011.) PROMONTORY, Utah — If you thought the driving of the last spike to join the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869, took place at Promontory Point, you're not alone. That point was...
DOT stimulus payouts near $28 billion
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 11, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Department of Transportation payouts to states for infrastructure projects from the 2009 stimulus law reached $27.8 billion as of April 29, with $655 million of that coming...
Teamsters: An update in the fight to stop the War on Workers
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on May 11, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislative sessions are winding down in many states, but the momentum continues for working families to use our strength in numbers to reclaim the American dream....
Amtrak work to replace faulty ties in Boston will slow MBTA service
(The following appeared on the Boston Herald website on May 11, 2011.) BOSTON — Riders on four MBTA commuter rail lines will soon face more crowded trains and reduced schedules as Amtrak begins a three-month project in Boston to replace what it says are “defective”...
CN to increase capacity, train velocity in Alberta rail corridors
(CN issued the following on May 10, 2011.) EDMONTON — CN announced today major investments to double track key segments of its high-volume main line east of Edmonton, add capacity to its rail line to the oil sands region of northern Alberta, and improve velocity at...
Amtrak can’t get new cars fast enough in Illinois
(The following appeared on the Register-Mail website on May 11, 2011.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Additional rail cars and locomotives can’t come soon enough on three Illinois Amtrak lines expected to carry well over 1 million passengers this year, a spokesman said Monday....
DOT’s high-speed rail funding decision attracts fans, foes
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 10, 2011.) Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) of which applicants won a share of $2 billion in redistributed high-speed rail funds drew praise in some rail...
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