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Operation Lifesaver testifies on its role in rail safety at House Railroad Subcommittee hearing
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Helen M. Sramek, President of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (www.oli.org), today testified on the organization’s role in improving safety around railroad tracks and trains at a hearing of the...
Short-line tax credit extension measure enters Senate
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 7, 2011.) On March 29, Sens. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced the Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 (S. 672), which would extend the...
Norfolk Southern to announce first-quarter 2011 results on April 27
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 7, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2011 earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
AAR: Record gains in weekly carload traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported record gains in rail traffic for the week ending April 2, 2011, with U.S. railroads originating 305,905...
Amtrak celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 7
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak celebrates the past, present and rich future of trains with an event in Los Angeles on the fourth annual National Train Day, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Amtrak is calling "all kids - young and old" to...
Amtrak on track to set annual ridership record
(Amtrak issued the following on April 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March marked 17 consecutive months of year-over-year ridership growth for Amtrak, was the best March ever for the company and puts America's Railroad on track to set another annual ridership record....
DOT announces $3.3 million for New York high-speed rail project
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $3.3 million for the State of New York to add track and rail capacity in the congested Upstate New York area, advancing...
FRA issues Safety Advisory to railroad workers
(The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Safety Advisory to remind freight railroad operators and their employees about hazards associated with...
‘Beer railroad’ makes its last run in St. Louis
(The following appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on April 4, 2011.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — One day last month, a massive green locomotive and a string of railcars rolled out of the Anheuser-Busch brewery, passing the black iron gates and red brick buildings....
UP loaded more PRB coal trains in March
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroad website on April 6, 2011.) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,044 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 993 trains in March 2010. The Class I registered 42 missed SPRB loading...
NTSB opens public dockets on three D.C. Metro accident investigations
(The NTSB issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the NTSB's investigations into three separate accidents that occurred on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system between November 2009 and February 2010, today...
Connecticut submits $227 million high-speed rail bid
(The following appeared on the Connecticut Post website on April 5, 2011.) STAMFORD, Conn. — Following Florida's rejection of $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funds, Connecticut officials formally submitted an application Monday to use $227 million of the money...
Teamsters across America take part in Day of Solidarity on April 4
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on April 5, 2011.) washington, D.C. — Teamsters took part in a massive day of action on Monday, April 4th, in solidarity with workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and states across the country. Teamsters and our...
States compete for Florida’s spurned rail funds
(Reuters circulated the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost half of the states, along with the national rail service Amtrak, are eager to get the funds for building a high-speed train network that Florida recently rebuffed, the Transportation...
CSX chief says he ‘can’t be part of’ Obama high-speed rail plan
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on April 6, 2011.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. (CSX) “can’t be part of” President Barack Obama’s rail vision because passenger trains don’t make money and high-speed trains don’t belong on freight tracks, Chief Executive...
Spring snowfall closed UP tracks in Donner Pass
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific brought out a rarely used rotary snowplow to clear away heavy snow which halted train traffic across California's Donner Pass for five days in March. The...
UP tries to hurdle old court injunction for Portland yard project
(The following appeared on the Portland Tribune website on April 5, 2011.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Attorneys for Union Pacific Railroad asked a federal judge on Monday to lift a 55-year-old court injunction that company officials say stands in the way of a $75 million...
New Mexico governor to sign tax break for UP rail hub
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 5, 2011.)= SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Gov. Susana Martinez plans to sign legislation offering a tax break as an economic development incentive for a rail yard project in southern New Mexico. The governor is to sign the...
Washington State seeks additional $120 million in high-speed rail money
(The following appeared on the Daily Index website on April 4, 2011.) TACOMA, Wash. — Washington state applied today for approximately $120 million in federal high-speed-rail stimulus money, part of $2.4 billion returned by Florida. The Washington State Department of...
KCS, Savage team up to establish multi-user rail terminal in Texas
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 4, 2011.) Kansas City Southern and the Savage Cos. recently entered into a joint development agreement under which Savage will build, own and operate a multi-user rail terminal in Port Arthur,...
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