Rail Industry News
DOT signs off on grant agreement for R.J. Corman rail rehab project
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 23, 2010.) On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it completed a grant agreement to help fund West Virginia’s portion of R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s “Appalachian...
National Gateway planners promote intermodal route at Maryland event
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 23, 2010.) Last week, National Gateway representatives discussed how local infrastructure projects can create jobs, enhance a regional economy and reduce air emissions at the Maryland Association...
New Metra Union Pacific North schedule snarls commute for many
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Metra's massive bridge-rebuilding project on the Union Pacific North line got off to a rough start Monday as commuters got tangled in a new train schedule...
Calif. judge finalizes decision not to reopen high-speed rail suit
(The following story by Bonnie Eslinger appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 24, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Monday finalized his decision not to reopen a 2008 lawsuit Atherton, Menlo Park and other groups filed...
Florida DOT to hold public meetings on high speed rail
(The following story by Dennis Maley appeared on the Bradenton Times website on August 23, 2010.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a series of public information meetings on the controversial Tampa-Orlando high speed rail project...
Norfolk Southern sells $250 million of 100-year bonds in boosted reopening
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on August 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. sold $250 million of 100-year bonds in a reopening, the first offering of such debt since 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The securities yield 5.95 percent,...
Power problem halt trains throughout Northeast
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 24, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Rail service is temporarily suspended all over the busy Northeast Corridor for the second time in less than two weeks because of an Amtrak power problem. A call to the railroad has not...
Railroad shares down at the close of August 23 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $1.15 or 2.3 percent, to $48.64. Canadian National fell $.95 or 1.6 percent, to $59.69. Canadian Pacific...
BLET member enjoys new job working on the railroad
(The following story by Michael Gelbwasser appeared on the Sun Chronicle website on August 23, 2010. David Gookin has been a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston since May 1, 2010.) NORTON, Mass. — David Gookin's new job has given him a fresh perspective of his...
Suicides on train tracks up: ‘Copycatting is an element’
(The following story by Mary Wisniewski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 24, 2010.) CHICAGO — Suicides on train tracks are up sharply in Illinois, and a state safety expert believes the heavily reported death of Metra executive director Philip Pagano...
Locomotive engineers dodge dangerous situations daily
(The following story by Eric Horng appeared at abc7chicago.com on August 23, 2010. Peter J. Pelke II is Secretary-Treasurer of BLET Division 96 in Chicago.) CHICAGO — Pedestrians running around downed gates and a semi-truck stopped on the tracks -- they are sights...
Freight RRs say high-speed rail raises red flags
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 24, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — President Barack Obama’s push for high-speed passenger trains raises concerns about crowded rails slowing freight carriers like Union Pacific and BNSF...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 23 — 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...
1960s caboose pulls into Catlettsburg, Ky.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 21, 2010.) CATLETTSBURG, Ky. — For a moment, past and present melded as a CSX coal train rumbled past a refurbished 1969 caboose, Catlettsburg's newest landmark. People gathered recently to celebrate the...
Wrong-way cyclist collides with UP train
(The following story by Eva Ruth Moravec appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 22, 2010.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A bicyclist is recovering after colliding with a train Friday night on the city's East Side. Police said Levi Smith, 47, had been...
NS boosts train speeds in Virginia projects
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway completed in and around Front Royal, Va., a series of state- and company-funded construction projects, which will boost...
Minn. town wants answers from BNSF about what caused derailment
(The following story by Tony Kennedy appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on August 22, 2010.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks in Wayzata were out of alignment in late June, causing a coal train to derail and a steel...
Study: Port of Vancouver rail plan needs $75 million
(The following story by Aaron Corvin appeared on The Columbian website on August 21, 2010.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study of the Port of Vancouver’s signature project — a planned 27-mile expansion of rail tracks to speed cargo and handle more of it — says the port will...
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