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Amtrak relocation a sign of more changes to come at Denver’s Union Station
DENVER — Beginning Tuesday, Amtrak will relocate its Denver train platform from Union Station to a temporary station and platform nearby at 21st and Wewatta streets, just west of Coors Field. The relocation is expected to last for at least three years and was...
Va. rail group seeks funds to keep trains running
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Virginia may need to put up millions of dollars to keep some of its Amtrak passenger trains running in 2013, and rail advocates are trying to generate support now to make sure the funds are available. Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation proposal in...
BNSF rate dispute causes electricity rate hike in Texas
DENTON, Texas — A dispute between a power agency and a railroad company over the cost of shipping coal from Wyoming to Texas is being blamed for higher electric bills in Denton and possible rate increases in three other cities. Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway recently...
Positive Train Control could bring jobs to Albany, N.Y.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Alstom intends to snag at least a portion of the potentially huge Positive Train Control market. The company already has done some train control work for Amtrak. The first in a series of large PTC contracts comes up for bid in February with New Jersey...
N.D. oil boom changes economics for railroad shipping containers
FARGO, N.D. — The oil boom in western North Dakota is changing the economics of railroad shipping containers, potentially benefitting agricultural shippers who want to send their products west through the Pacific Northwest port, or even to the east. Rates for...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference leaders meet in Ottawa
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on January 20, 2011.) OTTAWA — An important meeting was held earlier this week in Ottawa at the national office of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The meeting served as an opportunity for newly...
Northeast Corridor gains key ally for high-speed rail
HARTFORD, Conn. — A key Republican congressman voiced strong support Friday for the region's high-speed rail aspirations, saying the northeast corridor can be a "success story" that will encourage rail across the nation. Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, the new...
Operation Lifesaver to hold 2012 Symposium in Denver during 40th anniversary year
(Operation Lifesaver Inc. issued the following press release on January 26.) DENVER, Colo. — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (www.oli.org) will gather its state program leaders and rail safety partners in Denver June 26 – 28, 2012 to celebrate 40 years of community outreach...
Panel clears members of Calif. high-speed rail board after investigation into overseas trips
The state Fair Political Practices Commission has cleared members of the California High-Speed Rail Authority board after an investigation into a series of overseas trips and whether they were properly disclosed to the public. The full report is on the Los Angeles...
SEPTA to borrow $175 million for new fare system
SEPTA will borrow $175 million to pay for its long-awaited, long-delayed electronic fare system, and SEPTA officials said Thursday they expect to hire a contractor to install the system by May or June. SEPTA's board approved borrowing the $175 million Thursday. The...
Why cutting rail funding would hurt America’s transportation future
The Republican Study Committee recently recommended $2.5 trillion in federal spending cuts over the next ten years (pdf). The committee brought the axe down hard on rail funding — seeking to eliminate Amtrak subsidies (roughly $1.6 billion a year), New Starts transit...
Key senators re-launch rail regulation effort
Key senators who tried to push rail regulatory legislation in the last Congress re-introduced those measures this week, with one trying to toughen broad oversight powers while the other would strip railroads of a limited antitrust exemption. Bills that are not passed...
Mica targets Amtrak’s NE Corridor in NY hearing
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica took Amtrak to task in a field hearing Thursday (January 27) in New York City, saying the passenger rail agency "will never be capable" of running a true high-speed service in the congested Northeast...
AAR: Modest gains reported in weekly rail traffic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on January 27 that weekly rail traffic saw modest year-over-year gains for the week ending Jan. 22, 2011 with U.S. railroads originating 282,837 carloads, up 1.5 percent compared with the same week in 2010....
Mudslide stirs up fears about trains carrying hazardous goods
The latest mudslide that interrupted rail service in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada has underscored the dangers posed to the public by allowing freight trains carrying hazardous goods to travel through heavily populated corridors. The issue most recently is...
One solution for San Diego airport overcrowding: high speed rail
A different sort of solution to San Diego International Airport’s seam-busting future came to light Wednesday night: the high-speed rail train. It is no secret that, no matter how many additions and facelifts the airport gets, its single runway can handle only so many...
NTSB’s Hersman discusses future of transportation safety
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on January 26, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said on January 26 that accident investigations highlight the need for a new perspective on...
NJ Transit refuses to repay $271 million for canceled rail tunnel project
Attorneys for NJ Transit rejected the federal government's demand for repayment of $271 million in grants for the canceled second Hudson River Tunnel project, saying state officials couldn't have foreseen and weren't kept in the loop about cost overruns predicted by a...
Transport sector praises President Obama’s focus on infrastructure
Transportation trade groups are praising President Obama's call to rebuild the nation’s efforts infrastructure but some members of Congress say the administration will have to put more details behind broad pleas for investment. The president’s second State of the...
Railroads trim payrolls in December
The seven largest freight railroads trimmed 642 positions from their combined U.S. workforce in December, for the first reduction since August, but ended 2010 with 5.23 percent more employees than at the end of 2009. The Class I carriers told the STB their biggest...
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