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Kids ride free as Amtrak marks 40th year, National Train Day
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 4, 2011.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Saturday is National Train Day with celebrations at multiple locations, including Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago. Amtrak, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this...
Short line railroad executive to be sentenced for campaign law violations
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 4, 2011.) WEST BEND, Wisc. — A railroad executive charged with campaign finance violations has been scheduled to appear in a courtroom in West Bend on Thursday afternoon for a sentencing hearing. Wisconsin &...
Illinois gets another $186 million for high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 4, 2011.) CHICAGO — More than $186 million in federal money that Florida turned down for high-speed passenger rail has been awarded to Illinois for improvements on part of the 110 mph corridor between...
Now 40, Amtrak is finally growing up
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 5, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Amtrak turned 40 this week, and the national railroad is finally growing up. With ridership back to a record-setting pace and a rail-friendly president (and vice...
CSX plans $2 billion buyback, stock split
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 5, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Corp., the parent company of CSX Transportation, announced it will split its stock, raise the dividend and buy back $2 billion in common shares. That $2 billion share...
Amtrak celebrates 40 years of serving America
(Amtrak issued the following on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty years ago, on May 1, 1971, Amtrak operated its first intercity passenger train and began its continuing journey of meeting America's national needs with initiative, pride and success. The 40th...
Deadline to submit application to attend NS’s Investor and Financial Analyst Conference is May 6
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 3, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will hold its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on Wednesday, June 8, for active buy- and sell-side analysts as well as the company’s largest shareholders...
Scheduled potash service boosts efficiency at Canadian National Railway
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on May 3, 2011.) SASKATOON, Sask. — Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) says its new scheduled train service to potash mines in Saskatchewan is reducing loading and unloading times by 25 per cent. Scheduled trains going...
First quarter rail-car deliveries expected to reach highest total since 2007
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 3, 2011.) An “explosion” of rail-car orders in first-quarter 2011 prompted officials at Economic Planning Associates Inc. (EPA) to increase their projections for rail-car deliveries in 2011 to...
Memphis rail, river logistics key as Mitsubishi selects factory site for giant transformers
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 3, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build a new factory at a Memphis, Tenn., site that will use Canadian National Railway tracks, access to...
BLET member says NS freight line carries freight, history
(The following appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on May 4, 2011. Brother Ben Lee is Local Chairman and Legislative Representative of BLET Division 166 in Charlotte, N.C.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The single track rail line that runs from Charlotte northward through...
NTSB provides update on SW Iowa fatality that claimed BLET member
(The following appeared on the Des Moines Register website on May 4, 2011.) DES MOINES, Iowa — The BNSF Railway train involved in a collision that killed two crew members last month near Red Oak sped up shortly before hitting a stopped maintenance train, federal...
Norfolk Southern awards 10 college scholarships
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 29, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation under the company's annual scholarship program. Two are recipients of the National Merit...
Amtrak celebrating its 40th birthday this week
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 3, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is celebrating its 40th birthday with a year-long week. Gladys Knight kicks off the festivities Thursday with a concert at New York City's Beacon Theatre. She'll also perform...
Fremont leaders pitch major development to Union Pacific
(The following appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on May 2, 2011.) FREMONT, Calif. — City leaders traveled to Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha earlier this month to pitch their vision for 167 vacant acres in south Fremont that the railroad purchased late...
A proposal to run high-speed rail on Caltrain tracks
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 2, 2011.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — California high-speed rail officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to launch the bullet trains through the San Francisco Bay area on fixed-up Caltrain tracks, rather than...
LaHood betting on U.S. transportation bill later this year
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 2, 2011.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressed confidence Monday that the promise of jobs will help ensure passage of a funding measure this year for this aging chunk of the...
Begeman sworn in as third STB member
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for a crucial hearing on whether the rail regulatory agency should begin to...
Amtrak, MBTA remain alert for possible terrorist retaliation
(The following appeared on the Westwood Patch website on May 2, 2011.) WESTWOOD, Mass. — Westwood is home to two train stations that service commuters of the MBTA and customers of Amtrak, and both agencies said Monday that while there were no immediate threats in...
NJ Transit tightens security after bin Laden news
(The following appeared on the Star-Ledger website on May 2, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J — New Jersey's largest transportation network has beefed up security in forces tracked down and killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. NJ Transit issued a statement this afternoon to...
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