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CN: Canada needs a more innovative, collaborative grain supply chain
Canadian grain industry stakeholders need to develop a new business model that embraces innovation, increased productivity and greater collaboration in the supply chain, CN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau told attendees yesterday during a speech...
Amtrak exploring O’Hare service
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 20, 2011.) CHICAGO — In the future, one of the carriers serving travelers at O'Hare International Airport may be Amtrak. Gov. Pat Quinn has asked Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman to conduct a study examining...
RRIF program needs reforms to incent private rail investments, Mica and Shuster say
On February 17, Reps. John Mica (R-Fla.) and Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) addressed the importance of improving the federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program during their testimony at a House hearing titled, “Sitting on our Assets:...
Maryland wants high-speed rail funds
(The following appeared on the Washington Post website on February 18, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If other states don't want federal funding to build the Obama administration's proposed national network of high-speed rail lines, Maryland would be happy to have the...
LaHood gives Florida one week to find rail options
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 18, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is giving Florida lawmakers one week to see if they can salvage a high-speed rail project that Gov. Rick Scott vowed to kill, or he...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Funded by the billionaire Koch Brothers
(The following appeared on the Mother Jones website on February 18, 2011.) Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker, whose bill to kill collective bargaining rights for public-sector unions has caused an uproar among state employees, might not be where he is today...
Thousands take Wisconsin labor protest into its eighth day
(The following appeared on the Detroit Free Press website on February 21, 2011. Paul Aird is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 173 in Fon du Lac, Wisc.) MADISON, Wis. -- Thousands of people descended on the Wisconsin state chant and sing, hoist signs and...
Labor supporters plan big Statehouse rally in Columbus today
(The following appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on February 22, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's capital could resemble its Wisconsin counterpart today. Protesters projected to number anywhere from 4,000 to 20,000 are expected to swarm Capitol Square to rally...
Indiana union workers rally at Statehouse to protest bills
(The following appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on February 21, 2011.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Over the protests of thousands of labor union members who filled the Statehouse, a House committee voted on party lines today to send a bill that would bar unions and...
Message from Jim Hoffa: The time is now to make your voices heard
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rallies and protests are spreading like wildfire throughout the Midwest and beyond as American workers are finally standing up to the big corporations and their...
Firing of China’s rail chief hints at trouble
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on February 17, 2011.) BEIJING — In his seven years as chief of the Chinese Railways Ministry, Liu Zhijun built a commercial and political colossus that spanned continents and elevated the lowly train to a national...
Two analysts upgrade CN, expecting returns to beat rival CP Rail
(The following appeared on the Globe and Mail website on February 18, 2011.) TORONTO — In the battle of the railroads, there’s been a clear victor so far this year in shareholder returns. Canadian National Railway stock has gained nearly 7 per cent year-to-date, while...
Metra, UP to tout train warning system on West line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 17, 2011.) Metra and Union Pacific Railroad plan to hold public meetings in the Chicago area Feb. 22-25 to publicize a new pedestrian warning system that soon will be in place on Metra’s Union...
Rise in ridership on PATH trains seen as sign of improving economy
(The following appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on February 17, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J. — Ridership on PATH trains was up 2.3 percent in 2010, an increase hailed as a sign of the region’s improving economy. The 73.9 million trips taken on the Port Authority...
U.S. Class I workforce a touch smaller in early 2011, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 17, 2011.) The U.S. Class I workforce shrank a smidge between mid-December and mid-January. As of Jan. 15, the workforce numbered 153,304, down 0.7 percent from mid-December’s level, according...
Transportation Bill listening sessions: Rochester, NY, Indianapolis, Vancouver, Fresno
(For more details, please visit www.house.gov.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold “listening sessions” and other meetings around the country to inform the Committee's drafting of a long-term reauthorization of the...
Mica & Shuster statements from rail infrastructure hearing
(The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee issued the following press release on February 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following are the statements of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and Railroads, Pipelines and...
AHSRA testifies at Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing
(The American High speed Rail Alliance issued the following press release on February 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 17, the American High Speed Rail Alliance (AHSRA) testified at the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads,...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic gains in carloads, intermodal traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on February 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains in weekly rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 12, 2011, with U.S. railroads originating 274,043...
House rejects slashing Amtrak FY11 funding
(The following appeared on the Railway Age website on Febraury 17, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatatives Thursday approved cuts of various sizes for various government programs, but rejected a proposal to cut $446.9 million in Amtrak funding for the...
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