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In California, Pacheco Pass high-speed rail route wins again
(The following story by Michael Cabanatuan appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on September 3, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the third time in as many years, the High-Speed Rail Authority on Thursday chose the Pacheco Pass to speed trains between the Bay...
KCS says volumes, service recovered from Hurricane Alex impacts
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on September 2, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) (NYSE: KSU) rail network has fully recovered from the impacts of Hurricane Alex and related tropical storms that caused widespread damage and flooding...
KCS forecasts 20 percent revenue growth for second half of 2010
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on September 2, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said this morning that its rail network has "fully recovered" from the impact of Hurricane Alex and related storms that caused flooding and track...
Amtrak hired private lawyers for executives
(The following story by Jim McElhatton appeared on The Washington Times website on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top Amtrak officials declined to participate in an internal investigation until they were provided private lawyers on the government-owned...
DOT announces $3.6 million for Michigan high-speed rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $3.6 million for the State of Michigan to begin work on the rehabilitation of the Battle Creek railroad station....
FRA proposes rulemaking on concrete ties
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 2, 2010.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding concrete crossties, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad...
Short line traffic hits fastest pace since April
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North America's small railroads saw freight traffic for the week ending Aug. 28 rise to the highest level since late April, continuing a volume...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic continues to set records
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly rail traffic continues to set records with U.S. railroads posting their highest numbers for 2010 in...
Sec. Hilda Solis: Fight for workers this Labor Day
(The following column by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis appeared on the Huffington Post website on September 3, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For most people, Labor Day marks the end of summer or back to school and for many an election season. For me, Labor Day has always...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 2 — 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....
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
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...
Steamtown’s Railfest on the right track
(The following story by Nikki M. Mascali appeared on the Times Leader website on September 1, 2010.) SCRANTON, Pa. — Nothing sounds like a train. From its whistle and clanging bell to the screech of its wheels on the track, it’s a sound unlike any other. It’s the...
French railway faces criticism in US for WWII role
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 1, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — The French national railway's hope to bid on the first high-speed tracks in the United States is running into resistance from Holocaust survivors because of the company's role in...
BNSF railroad yard’s health impacts studied
(The following appeared on the Indland News Today website on September 2, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The BNSF rail yard has been deemed by the California Air Resources Board to pose the worst health risk among the state’s 18 rail yards. A $1 million AQMD grant...
Firefighters have BNSF tie fire under control
(The following appeared on The Spokesman-Review website on September 1, 2010.) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Fire Department has a fire in the BNSF Railway yard under control. The fire started in some railroad ties on BNSF’s Yardley yard east of Havana, north of the...
Progress Rail, NS announce order of four locomotives powered by Caterpillar engines
(Progress Rail Services and Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 1, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. and NORFOLK, Va. — Progress Rail Services Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., and Norfolk Southern have announced the order of additional...
Norfolk Southern targets carbon emissions-reduction goal
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 1, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced a five-year goal to reduce its carbon footprint through fuel-savings technology and improvements in operating efficiencies. The...
Texas DOT seeks TIGER II grant for Tower 55 project
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 1, 2010.) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently applied for $38 million in federal funding through a TIGER II discretionary grant for the $93 million Tower 55 multi-modal...
NJ Transit seeks to add WiFi to rail lines, train stations
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 2, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit trains and rail stations may soon be Internet hot spots where passengers can access e-mail, browse the Web, and stream video and audio....
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