Rail Industry News
Editorial: High speed rail important to Ohio’s future
(The following editorial appeared on the Akron Beacon-Journal website on September 20, 2010.) AKRON, Ohio — John Kasich refers derisively to ''the 39-mile-per-hour high-speed train.'' The Republican candidate for governor did so last week in his debate with Ted...
Construction under way on Illinois high-speed rail leg
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 18, 2010.) ALTON, Ill. — Politicians on Friday cast Illinois as a pioneer for being the first to roll federal stimulus money into a high-speed passenger rail line, claiming that the jobs, tourism and traveler...
NJ Transit freezes new spending for its $8.7 billion Midtown tunnel
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times herald-Record website on September 18, 2010.) NEWARK — NJ Transit has suspended any new spending on Access to the Region’s Core, its $8.7 billion tunnel to Midtown, pending a review of projected costs. The...
California bill proposes raising train crash liability cap
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Daisy Nguyen on September 16, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — A Southern California congressman introduced a bill Thursday proposing to raise the limit on damage payouts to victims of a train crash from $200 million to $500...
BNSF to add 49 jobs in Galesburg by end of the year
(The following story by Eric Timmons appeared on The Register-Mail website on September 17, 2010.) GALESBURG, Ill. — BNSF has created 21 new jobs in Galesburg this summer and will add another 49 before the end of the year, according to one of the railroad company’s...
Unions find members slow to rally behind Democrats
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on September 17, 2010.) NEW YORK — The Democrats will depend on labor unions — the shock troops of their political campaigns — to offset two new developments this election cycle: Tea...
Pennsylvania transit bill’s strike provision riles unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 17, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A new proposal to fund transportation projects around Pennsylvania has run into opposition from labor unions angered by a provision that...
New CSX terminal in Ohio to bypass Chicago
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key component of CSX Transportation's northern tier strategy will come into play in early 2011 with the opening of the Northwest Ohio...
Short lines haul most intermodal loads of 2010
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short lines originated more intermodal loads in the week ending Sept. 11 than any other time this year despite the fact that the...
Rail traffic shows signs of economic recovery
(The following story by Bob Cox appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on September 18, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Turn on the television news of late or scan the front pages of a newspaper and you may come away with the impression that the U.S. economy is...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 17 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
UP historical society to have presence at North Platte Rail Fest
(The following story by Diane Wetzel appeared on The North Platte Telegraph website on September 17, 2010.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — It's perfectly all right to call Wayne Hall a nut. Hall, who hails from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is not just any nut, he's a nut about...
Kansas City Southern schedules Holiday Express Train
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on September 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that its schedule for the 10th Anniversary Holiday Express is now available from a link on the home page of kcsouthern.com. The festive, six-car...
Famous UP steam locomotive to pull ‘Ringling Bros.’ circus train
(Union Pacific issued the following on September 15, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad's "Challenger" No. 3985, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will be on a six-state, 2,200-mile tour from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Gorham, Ill., to celebrate...
Families to appeal BNSF train crash decision
(The following story by Paul Levy appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on September 16, 2010.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The families of four young people killed in 2003 when their car and a train collided in Anoka decided Thursday night to take their case...
Va. town receives rail hazmat information
(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on September 17, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — If a hazardous material incident ever unfolds in a CSX Corp. rail yard in Fredericksburg, directions to residents on where to go and what to do would vary...
California congressman seeks to raise $200 million cap on railroad accident liability
(The following story by Dan Weikel appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 16, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — A congressman from Simi Valley introduced a bill in Washington on Thursday that would raise the liability cap in certain railroad accidents from $200...
Providence-bound rail service back on track after fire, MBTA says
(The following story by L. Finch appeared on the Boston Globe website on September 16, 2010.) BOSTON — Commuter rail service to Providence from Boston has resumed late this afternoon, the MBTA said. Earlier today, the MBTA was forced to shuttle outbound commuter rail...
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