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CSX derailment near Youngstown forces demolition of tower
(The following appeared on the Youngstown Vindicator website on March 30, 2011.) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — It took workers only 24 hours to remove an early Monday 14-car train derailment in the center of Newton Falls and restore regular train traffic. By Tuesday morning...
Amtrak now tweeting Northeast Corridor delays
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 29, 2011.) BALTIMORE — Amtrak may not be able to prevent its trains from being delayed, but now it can at least tweet about it. The national passenger railroad announced it has just launched a pilot program...
Bomb scare on Amtrak train at Oakland station
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on March 29, 2011.) OAKLAND, Calif. — An Amtrak train was evacuated and searched Tuesday evening following a bomb threat, but no explosives were found on board, police said. Police were called to the Amtrak...
Va. may provide help for Mayfield in toxic-freight issue
(The following appeared at Fredericksburg.com on March 30, 2011.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The state could put nearly half a million dollars into upgrading an industrial site so that trains carrying toxic chemicals can offload those chemicals more quickly. The money...
Wabtec boosts outlook as freight strengthens
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 28, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail equipment supplier Wabtec said a stronger U.S. freight railroad market is a big reason it expects first quarter earnings to be stronger than analysts were projecting...
Missouri seeks $1 billion in federal funds to improve passenger rail service
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on March 30, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is seeking nearly $1 billion in federal funds to continue its push for better passenger rail service between Kansas City and St. Louis. Gov. Jay Nixon and state...
Caltrain board unanimously approves everything, despite historic crisis
(The following appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on March 29, 2011.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The group of local politicians in charge of Caltrain unanimously approves every item that comes before it, seldom debating or asking questions even as the rail line...
Editorial: Florida GOP legislators singling out unions
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on March 29, 2011.) Republicans hold overwhelming majorities in the Florida House and Senate as well as every statewide elected office except one. But if you think the party is content with the...
Conservative group seeks labor e-mails by Michigan professors
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on March 29, 2011.) NEW YORK — A conservative research group in Michigan has issued a far-reaching public records request to the labor studies departments at three public universities in the state, seeking any...
Gladys Knight Joins Amtrak to celebrate National Train Day
(Amtrak issued the following on March 29, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Empress of Soul, singer, actress and philanthropist, Gladys Knight will share her love of trains and join thousands of rail fans to celebrate the fourth annual National Train Day on May 7, 2011....
UP steam locomotive heading out for Midwest tour
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 28, 2011.) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Union Pacific steam locomotive based in Cheyenne will make a big tour through the Midwest starting in May. Union Pacific took votes on which route would be traversed by one of their...
Opinion: Will New Hampshire disconnect from America’s rail network?
(The following column by Malcolm Taylor appeared on the Union Leader website on March 29, 2011.) MANCHESTER, N.H. — There's a lot being said about whether to bring railroads back to New Hampshire and whether to rebuild the tracks for the return of passenger trains...
Mexican tribunal OKs Grupo Mexico railroad merger
(Reuters circulated the following on March 28, 2011.) MEXICO CITY — A Mexican tribunal ruled in favor of Grupo Mexico in its fight to merge its two railroad units, throwing out a complaint by competition authorities, the company and the antitrust regulator said on...
CSX train derails in Ohio, prompts evacuation
(Reuters circulated the following on March 28, 2011.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A freight train derailed near Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday and authorities, suspecting a possible ammonia gas leak, evacuated nearby residents, police said. Gary Sease, a spokesman for CSX...
Opinion: The mind-set that survived the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
(The following column by Harold Meyerson appeared on the Washington Post website on March 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The battles that arose in the wake of Triangle over worker safety, worker rights and whether government should regulate business are with us still. A...
Fight over whether Wisconsin union law has taken effect heads to court
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 29, 2011.) MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s administration insists a new law eliminating most collective bargaining rights for state employees has gone into effect. Other state and municipal leaders...
STB should re-examine rail acquisition-related accounting policies, senators say
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on March 28, 2011.) Last week, 10 U.S. senators sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Daniel Elliott III expressing concerns about the STB’s treatment of acquisition premiums when...
Conservatives home in on Obama, high-speed rail
(The following appeared on The Hill website on March 26, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “ObamaRail” is fast becoming the new “ObamaCare” for many Republicans. Conservative activists are deriding the high-speed rail proposals set out by President Obama in his State of the...
Supreme Court hears rail worker injury case
(Dow Jones Newswire circulated the following on March 28, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Corp. (CSX) pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for railroad employees to win compensation in court for injuries that may be job related. Railroad worker injuries are...
O. Winston Link’s photos offer nostalgic ride on rail of memories
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 27, 2011.) ABINGDON, Va. — Melissa Watson pointed to a 1956 photo of a bus seemingly racing a locomotive in Damascus, Va. “It’s like technology of 50 years ago or more,” said Watson, the office manager of the...
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