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STB to determine if Class Is should separately report PTC costs
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 11, 2011.) On February 10, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled that it would institute a rulemaking proceeding to explore whether the board should require the nation’s largest...
UP to spend nearly $7 million on Yuma-Wellton tracks
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on February 11, 2011.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving Arizona's transportation infrastructure with a $6.9 million investment to enhance the rail line that runs from Yuma to Welton. The...
Metra finds ‘alarming’ pollution on some trains
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 14, 2011.) CHICAGO — Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly...
NS crew change facility opens in Somerset, Ky.
(The following appeared on the Commonwealth Journal website on February 22, 2011.) SOMERSET, Ky. — According to a report in the Commonwealth Journal, the crew change station is an impressive facility that promises to be an economic boom for Pulaski County. It will be...
Metra officials acknowledge mishandling service during blizzard
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 11, 2011.) CHICAGO — Metra officials on Friday acknowledged what thousands of customers found out themselves last week: The commuter rail line didn't do a very good job during the Blizzard of 2011....
With land at a premium, CSX exploits its air space
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 14, 2011.) BOSTON, Mass. — At a cost of $100 million, CSX will expand its 58-acre freight yard in Worcester, Mass., to 79 acres, making it roughly the same size as the Beacon Park yard. The new yard is...
Opinion: Amtrak battle part of political differences
(The following appeared on The Dickinson Press website on February 12, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak conflict is the perfect example of how differently the Democrats and Republicans see the role of government and how determined the GOP is to derail Democrats’...
U.S. manufacturing decline raises concern about innovation
(The following appeared on the New York Times website February 12, 2011.) SPOONS and forks, the metal flatware that everyone uses, are no longer made in the United States. The last factory in an industry stretching back to colonial times closed eight months ago in...
Wisconsin governor threatens to call National Guard on state workers
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 11, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said concerted and coordinated attacks on government workers will kill jobs in the states where the attacks are launched....
Couple gets married on SEPTA train in Philadelphia; mayor performs ceremony
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on February 13, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — When people ask Krisy Plourde and Tom Golden where they got married, their answer will be a rough estimate: somewhere around 46th Street. Plourde and Golden said their vows aboard an...
NTSB moves into social media with Twitter, YouTube
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following press release on February 10, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has established a Twitter account and a YouTube channel as the Safety Board broadens its communication...
Railroad employee says van accelerated as he climbed in
(The following appeared on the Southeast Texas Record website on February 10, 2011.) BEAUMONT, Texas — A railroad employee claims he was injured when a van took off before he was completely inside. He was working for defendant BNSF Railway Co. on Dec. 25 when he...
Ohio Congress members seek Lake Erie high speed rail corridor
(The Cleveland Plain Dealer published the following on February 11, 2010.) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio may yet get on track with President Obama's newly announced $53 billion initiative to build a nationwide high speed rail network. A bipartisan group of northern Ohio...
Railroad blames snowmobiles for derailment
(The following appeared on the New Hampshire Union Leader website on February 11, 2011.) CONCORD, N.H. — The locomotive that overturned Wednesday was moving little more than 5 mph when ice and hard-packed snow forced the wheels off the rails, toppling the 130-ton...
Florida governor’s budget may include cash for SunRail
(The following appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 9, 2011.) ORLANDO, Fla. — A close reading of Gov. Rick Scott's proposed state budget suggests there could be money on the way for Central Florida's SunRail commuter train. Scott's budget, released...
Opinion: New Jersey governor must protect Amtrak from cuts
(The following editorial appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on February 11, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J. — After killing the ARC Tunnel and having the Amtrak solution fall into his lap, Gov. Chris Christie should be on the phone today, arm-twisting Congressional...
January took heavy toll on MBTA resources
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on February 8, 2011.) BOSTON — MBTA general manager Richard A. Davey the authority’s board of directors yesterday that January was “one of the most challenging months at the MBTA in recent memory,’’ and he outlined...
NJ Transit experiences worst train delays in 6 years during severe weather
(The following appeared on the Star-Ledger website on February 11, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J. — The wicked January weather that left moon-crater potholes in highways and buried cars in driveways also stopped train riders in their tracks. It was NJ Transit’s worst month for...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic affected by winter storms
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following press release on February 10, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported a mix in weekly rail traffic as a result of winter storms in parts of the country last week....
Collective bargaining under attack in Ohio
(The Cleveland Plain Dealer published the following on February 10, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The fight over changes to Ohio’s collective bargaining law escalated Wednesday with the introduction of a Republican proposal that labor groups say is a direct attack on...
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