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Carriers, ports heighten security after bin Laden death
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carriers and ports notched up their security programs Monday morning following the announcement that U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday. The Department of...
Opinion: 40 years of Amtrak has benefited Elmira’s economy
(The following column appeared on the Elmira Star-Gazette website on April 29, 2011.) ELMIRA, N.Y. — On May 1, 1971, the era of independently operated passenger trains in end. On that date, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation — better known as Amtrak — assumed...
National Train Day event held in Toledo, Ohio
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 1, 2011.) TOLEDO, Ohio — National Train Day arrived Saturday, a week ahead of schedule, with a big show at the Toledo Amtrak Station at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza, near downtown. The station’s ground...
Two track alternative through Bay Area picks up steam for high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on May 1, 2011.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — That sparkling new $6.1 billion high-speed rail line that California has been eyeing for the Bay Area might get traded in for a 150-year-old fixer-upper. Facing a...
Norfolk Southern starts building Memphis hub
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 29, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railroad is starting to build its Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility, planned as a western anchor of its latest cross-country double-stack route, as...
BNSF’s Rose ‘very bullish’ on economic recovery
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on April 29, 2011.) NEW YORK — Matt Rose, chief executive officer of the railroad business at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he is confident about economic expansion led by trade with Asia. “I’m very, very...
New rules give shareholders a say on CEO pay
(the following appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on May 2, 2011.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It happens every spring. As publicly traded companies prepare for their annual shareholders meetings, the companies issue proxy statements that include data on how much...
Man killed in collision at CSX yard in Waycross, Ga.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 29, 2011.) WAYCROSS, Ga. — Police in Waycross say a vehicle collided with a train at a CSX rail yard, and one man was killed. Police Chief Tony Tanner says officers were called to the scene about 6 a.m. Friday....
U.S. offices worldwide on terror alert
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. embassies and other government sites around the world were on alert Monday and the State Department issued a travel alert for Americans abroad in case of retaliation...
Terrorist Osama bin Laden is dead
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a firefight with United States...
Termites behind Taiwan train wreck that killed five
(The following appeared at CNN.com on April 28, 2011.) TAIWAN — Termites are responsible for a train crash in Taiwan that killed five Chinese tourists and injured more than 100 others, government officials said in a report on the state-run Taiwan Today website....
Norfolk Southern supports Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee storm recovery
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 28, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern said it is supporting relief efforts in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, three of the states hardest hit by severe storms earlier this week. Norfolk Southern’s contributions...
Metro-North looking into brake problem with new rail cars
(The following appeared on the News Times website on April 28, 2011.) STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad is investigating how a brake pad locked and flattened the wheel of one of Metro-North Railroad's new M-8 cars during a late-night run Wednesday morning between...
RailAmerica posts $4.1 million first quarter profit
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 28, 2011.) Short line operator RailAmerica swung to a $4.1 million net gain in the first quarter from a $2.5 million loss in the 2010 period, another in a string of rebounding financial reports as the...
NTSB cites texting trolly driver in 2009 Boston crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 28, 2011.) BOSTON — Federal investigators have formally concluded a text-messaging Boston subway train driver was the probable cause of a crash that injured 65 riders and caused nearly $10 million in damage. The...
NTSB blames train crew for 2008 Metrolink crash near Rialto, Calif.
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 28, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink engineers were probably to blame for a 2008 accident in Rialto in which a commuter train scraped a freight carrier, federal investigators said Thursday. An engineer...
Norfolk Southern shares hit all-time high
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 28, 2011.) NEW YORK — Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. hit a new all-time high Thursday as investors reacted to its surging first-quarter earnings and optimistic outlook. Norfolk Southern shares jumped $5.37, or...
AAR: Mixed rail traffic results in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on April 28, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 28, 2011 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed results in weekly rail traffic on U.S. railroads, with carloads down 2.1 percent, at...
Study: Midwest high-speed rail would create jobs, help economy
(The following appeared on the Badger-Herald website on April 28, 2011. Paul Aird is 1st Vice Chairman of the BLET's Wisconsin State Legislative Board.) MADISON, Wisc. — Although Gov. Scott Walker has been an opponent of Wisconsin’s high-speed rail since before his...
Amtrak honors Hispanic contributions to nation’s railroads
(Amtrak issued the following on April 28, 2011.) CHICAGO — Amtrak, in a partnership with the National Museum of American History, will feature an exhibit at Chicago Union Station that honors the contributions of thousands of Mexicans to the nation's railroads on...
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