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New Metra CEO vows to boost passenger satisfaction, bring reforms
The new executive in charge of running Metra vowed Tuesday to make passenger satisfaction, fiscal responsibility and in-house reforms his top priorities in taking over the nation's third-largest commuter rail system. Metra's directors unanimously named Alex Clifford,...
In Chicago, a crush of commuters before the storm
Leaving work early didn't do all that much good. Area workers in droves Tuesday left their jobs well before quitting time trying to beat the blizzard, but the the preemptive move still didn't prevent hundreds of the early commuters from getting stuck on buses, trains...
Mica’s new clout in House huge boost to high-speed-rail projects
For insight into U.S. Rep. John Mica's priorities as new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, just look at his calendar. On Thursday, just one day after Mica organized his 59-member committee in Washington, the Winter Park Republican held...
Federal judge orders carrier to restore Teamster pay
A federal judge ordered an Indiana concrete company to restore pay and benefits to 23 cement truck drivers who were cut following a Teamsters strike. U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. Deguilio of the Northern District of Indiana on Friday ordered Irving Ready-Mix of...
EEOC sues Amtrak for gender bias, retaliation
Amtrak was accused in a lawsuit by the EEOC of gender bias for discriminating against a female employee in pay and work assignments, and retaliating against her when she complained. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also said it has evidence of other...
Weather, power problems suspend train service along NE Corridor
Mass transit riders along the Northest Corridor are facing delays because of the weather Wednesday. Amtrak has suspended service on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia because of power problems. That's causing delays for NJ Transit rail riders....
STB to hold public hearing on proposed transloading facility
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following press release on January 31, 2011.) The Surface Transportation Board announced a public hearing to be held in Conejos, Colo., on a proposal by the San Luis and & Rio Grande Railroad to transfer onto railcars...
Amtrak sues Detroit over collision with $600K fire truck
Amtrak sued the city of Detroit in federal court today over a March crash that happened after firefighters parked a fire engine on the railroad tracks. Amtrak accused city firefighters of placing the fire engine in danger of being struck by a train and "failing to...
Jacksonville to Miami Amtrak route not dead yet
After being passed over twice for stimulus funding, the state has budgeted $118 million next year to develop the Amtrak Jacksonville-to-Miami route. Money would pay for stations and rail improvements on Florida East Coast tracks. The proposed 90-mph Amtrak train would...
UPS freight clerks in Florida join Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release on January 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Clerks at UPS Freight in Orlando, Florida voted to join Local 385. The clerks voted 4-2 to join Local 385 on Dec. 17. There are six workers in the...
NJ Transit opens new light-rail station in Bayonne
In time, it could be one of the most exhilarating and unusual rides from New Jersey. But first things first. Before there can be a rail connection between New Jersey and Staten Island via the famed Bayonne Bridge, NJ Transit today (January 31) opened the nearby 8th...
Metra poised to name new director
A top transportation official from Los Angeles is expected to be named Tuesday (February 1) as Metra's new executive director, pending a formal vote by the agency's board, the Tribune has learned. Alexander Clifford, the executive officer for high-speed rail at the...
China plans to spend big on nuclear power, high-speed rail
Nuclear power and high speed rail will top the focus of China's plan to invest $1.5 trillion in seven key industries and shift the world's number two economy away from its role as a supplier of cheap goods, sources said. State-owned enterprises, rather than the...
SEPTA ridership up as gas prices surge past $3 mark
SEPTA announced earlier this month its overall ridership has increased each of the last five months, and ridership is up about 2 percent this year. Last year’s average weekday regional rail ridership was 122,100. The recent ridership increase comes on the heels of a...
Democrats push aviation bill as jobs program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic leaders brought an aviation bill that authorizes $8 billion for airport construction to the Senate floor on Monday, pitching it as a jobs measure in keeping with President Barack Obama's call to boost the economy through transportation...
Union Pacific employees achieve record safety performance
(Union Pacific issued the following press release on February 2, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad's 2010 employee safety performance was the best in the company's nearly 150-year history. Union Pacific's full-year employee reportable injury rate was 1.37, a...
Mica, others warn STB over rail regulation
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and several other key members of that panel from both political parties are warning the Surface Transportation Board against taking steps that hurt railroads' ability to invest in their networks. The...
Pa. receives $750,000 FRA grant to study Keystone Corridor expansion
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on January 28, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has provided a $750,000 High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program grant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to study...
Foes of CSX rail yard see threat in rainwater runoff
BOSTON — Could rainwater stop a rail yard from being set up in Westborough, Mass.? That’s the latest question residents are asking about freight railroad giant CSX Corp.’s proposal to move its chemical-hauling operation next year from Allston to Westborough. The shift...
Meeting to address Nebraska high-speed rail
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder’s high-speed rail committee will conduct a public informational meeting next month to share results of its study of the issue and to obtain input and public comments on requests that will be contained in its report. The...
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