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The paradox of corporate taxes in America
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on February 1, 2011.) NEW YORK — The Carnival Corporation wouldn’t have much of a business without help from various branches of the government. The United States Coast Guard keeps the seas safe for Carnival’s...
LaHood says high-speed train plan won’t be derailed
(The following appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on February 9, 2011.) BALTIMORE, Md. — At a time when several newly elected Republican governors are turning their backs on President Barack Obama's ambitious plans to build a high-speed rail system, Transportation...
BLET member Ron Huff testifies about boosting passenger rail service in North Dakota
(The following appeared on The Dickinson Press website on February 11, 2011. Brother Ron K. Huff is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 746 in Mandan, N.D.) BISMARCK, N.D. — A Jamestown lawmaker wants passenger rail service to serve North Dakota cities along...
Amtrak says ridership rose 4.6 percent in January
(The following was issued by the Associated Press on February 10, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said Thursday that a record 2.1 million passengers rode its trains in January, marking 15 consecutive months of increased traffic. CEO Joe Boardman predicted that rising...
RRB customer service plan update
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on January 12, 2011.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the principles and objectives of customer-driven quality service agency-wide. The RRB’s plan lays out the...
UP puts more stored rail cars into service
Two hundred twenty-five railcars stored in Wallowa County, Ore., have been recalled to service in the past month by Union Pacific Railroad, which is experiencing an upsurge in freight traffic. Another 150 have been ordered by UP for this week, which will leave 1,261...
NS trains running again past site of Ohio derailment
Trains have again started moving past the spot in Hancock County's Cass Township where a Norfolk Southern ethanol train derailed and burned early Sunday, but a railroad spokesman said cleanup is likely to take weeks to complete. Damaged track was repaired with...
CSX still reviewing details of worker hurt in accident
A spokesman for CSX Corp. provided few additional details Wednesday about an accident that injured a railroad employee Tuesday night in Covington. The worker was found in the Jackson River in Covington, Va., on Tuesday evening (February 8), and taken by helicopter to...
NJ Transit picks new VP to oversee rail operations
NJ Transit has appointed Kevin O’Connor as vice president and general manager of rail operations. His responsibilities include supervising 12 rail lines and 165 stations. O’Connor, who has held the post in an acting capacity for the past year, joined NJ Transit in...
NJ Transit exec says agency would benefit under new tunnel proposal
The executive director of NJ Transit said Wednesday that if Amtrak’s proposal for a new pair of rail tunnels under the Hudson River succeeds, NJ Transit would likely benefit. Benefits would include the replacement of the 100-year-old Portal Bridge — a two-track bridge...
CN to spend $1.7 billion on capital investments in 2011
(CN issued the following press release on February 9, 2011.) CN announced on February 9 plans to invest C$1.7 billion in 2011 to maintain a safe and fluid railway network, to grow the business efficiently and to continue to provide customers with a high level of...
House Republicans’ proposed budget cuts would slash Amtrak, high-speed rail
Deep budget cuts that House Republicans are drafting would slash Amtrak and high-speed rail projects, casting doubt on whether the current Congress would "investing" in new rail projects, including a Hudson River tunnel. The $224 million from Amtrak operations and $1...
California high-speed rail group surveys industry’s interest
With $5.5 billion to spend on the first stretch of a statewide high-speed train network, the California High-Speed Rail Authority invited private industry Wednesday to help finance, build and operate the system. The agency announced that it has mailed out several...
LaHood lauds plan for national high-speed rails
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's rejection of federal high-speed rail projects isn't necessarily a death knell for a Pittsburgh-to-Cleveland rail corridor but it could mean a temporary "railway to nowhere" that stops before it gets to Ohio. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
New Senate bill would reduce route miles requiring PTC installation
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) recently introduced a bill (S. 301) that proposes to reduce the number of route miles on which railroads must install positive train control (PTC) by Dec. 31, 2015. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated that PTC be...
American High Speed Rail Alliance applauds $53 billion investment
(The following is a statement from the American High Speed Rail Alliance (AHSRA) regarding the Obama Administration's announcement regarding a $53 billion investment in high-speed rail.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — "The American High Speed Rail Alliance (AHSRA) applauds the...
Locomotive Engineer carried Lincoln’s body back to Midwest
(The following article, prepared by the Wisconsin Historical Society, appeared at Madison.com on February 8, 2011.) One hundred and fifty years ago this week, Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Ill., train for nearly two weeks, stopping more than 60 times to speak to...
Obama’s $53 billion high-speed rail pledge could fund huge chunk of California’s project
The White House on Tuesday announced plans to spend $53 billion over the next six years to build high-speed railroads, bringing California's massive bullet train project closer to reality. Should the plan -- one of President Barack Obama's signature job-creation...
CSX to pay $8 million settlement for D.C. oil leak
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX has agreed to pay the District of Columbia $8 million in a settlement to clean up a petroleum leak that flowed into the Anacostia River. According to the Associated Press, CSX will pay $7.5 million to clean up both government and private...
Rail exec sees Florida gaining from Panama Canal
The widening of the Panama Canal in 2014 could establish South Florida as a gateway for Asia cargo moving to the Southeast, said James Hertwig, president and CEO of Florida East Coast Railway. Hertwig, former president of CSX Intermodal, told the Los Angeles...
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