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Berkshire Hathaway’s 4Q net income up 43 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 26, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported a 43 percent jump in fourth-quarter earnings Saturday largely because of strong performance at its railroad business and a paper gain of...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood statement on high-speed rail agreement in Washington State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood issued the following statement on February 26, 2011: “President Obama's historic investments in a national high-speed rail network will enable America to win the future by creating construction and...
Rallies in 50 states support Wisconsin protesters
(The following appeared on the CBS News website on February 26, 2011.) Protests kicked off around the country on February 26 as the group moveon.org organized noontime rallies in all 50 state capitals as a sign of solidarity for union workers in Wisconsin battling...
Wisconsin protesters defy police order to evacuate
(The following appeared on the USA Today website on February 28, 2011.) MADISON, Wis. — Protesters in Wisconsin, who have sparked a national debate about workers rights versus state budget needs, vowed to continue fighting Sunday even as police prepared to clear out...
Teamsters by the thousands stand with Wisconsin
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 27, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of Teamsters across America showed their solidarity with workers in Wisconsin on Saturday after a long week of protests in the Midwest. Hundreds of our...
82% majority of CAW members ratify new pact with CP Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on February 25, 2011.) TORONTO - A union representing more than 2,000 employees at Canadian Pacific Railway says workers have overwhelmingly approved a new labor agreement. The Canadian Auto Workers union says 82 per cent...
Proposed Tri-Rail locomotive purchase sparks opposition, lawsuit
(The following appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 25, 2011.) ORLANDO, Fla. — When Tri-Rail, South Florida's publicly owned commuter rail line, requested bids of up to $100 million for new locomotives last year, some manufacturers and state business...
UP seeks big tax break before start of $418 million New Mexico rail project
(The following appeared on the El Paso Times website on February 24, 2011.) SANTA FE, N.M. — Union Pacific, which has twice delayed plans to build a giant rail complex in Dona Ana County, expects to move forward with the project this year. Gov. Susana Martinez said...
AAR: Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continues to register gains
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following press release on February 24, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported freight traffic continues to register gains with U.S. railroads originating 296,980 carloads,...
Durbin blasts GOP cuts to South Side train bridge project
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on February 25, 2011.) CHICAGO — At a muddy trainyard at 63rd and State streets Thursday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and two Democratic congressmen blasted recent budget slashing by the Republican House...
Solution to Chicago South Side rail bottleneck threatened by U.S. cuts
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 25, 2011.) CHICAGO — Funding is in jeopardy for construction of a major rail-bridge system to ease at least some of the freight and passenger train congestion in the Chicago region, officials warned...
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ blasts U.S. for resisting high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the Huffington Post website on February 24, 2011.) Bill Nye, once known as "The Science Guy" thanks to his incredibly successful TV series of the same name, thinks the U.S. "should be embarrassed" at its lack of a high-speed rail system....
Florida governor rejects latest high-speed rail deal
(The following appeared on the Miami Herald website on February 24, 2011.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An intense last-ditch effort to save high-speed rail in Florida collapsed Thursday with Gov. Rick Scott rejecting the plan, and then angry lawmakers accused him of...
LaHood talks up high-speed links in NW Indiana stop
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 25, 2011.) HESTERTON, Ind. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says 80 percent of the country would be served by high-speed rail service once a national network of lines is complete. LaHood spoke...
Wisconsin Assembly OKs union-weakening bill, moves to Senate
(The following appeared on the CNN website on February 25, 2011.) The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a Republican bill Friday that strips most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, but the fight over the bill seems far from over. The bill still has to...
Public union battles spread across U.S.
(The following appeared on the CNN website on February 24, 2011.) The fight over public union benefits and collective bargaining is spreading across the United States. Here is a state-by-state breakdown: Wisconsin Thousands of people have protested a proposal in...
Hoffa: We held the line in Indiana
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 25, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the national outpouring of support for working families helped defeat a bill in Indiana that would destroy...
Guilty pleas move probe ahead on attempt to derail train
(The following appeared on the Buffalo News website on February 24, 2011.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Federal investigators Wednesday appeared to take a step forward in their probe into who used a barricade in an attempt to derail an Amtrak passenger train carrying 354 people in...
RailAmerica posts $17.9 million 4Q profit
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on February 23, 2011.) Short line operator RailAmerica had a fourth-quarter profit of $17.9 million, up from a $6.9 million loss in the final period of 2009. RailAmerica owns and operates 40 small railroads...
Opinion: Trains come through in the storm
(The following column by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on February 23, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Rae had to catch a train, so the Federal Railroad Administration's deputy administrator departed early from a high-powered Jan. 26 meeting...
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