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Clinton, Iowa, celebrates railport with groundbreaking ceremony
(The following story by Andrew Mitchell appeared on the Clinton Herald website on August 21, 2010.) CLINTON, Iowa — It was a hammer instead of a shovel that ushered in the groundbreaking of the Lincolnway Railport on Friday. With Gov. Chet Culver and Union Pacific...
Transit hub in Normal, Ill., to be ready next summer
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 21, 2010.) NORMAL, Ill. — The community of Normal expects to have a four-story, $43.2 million transportation hub open downtown in time for the first high-speed trains between...
Amtrak keen to add trips to Vancouver
(The following story by Frank Luba appeared on The Province website on August 22, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Amtrak's long-range plans for trains into Vancouver could mean four trips a day instead of the current two. The two trains -- which were expanded for the 2010...
New Amtrak Cascades train exceeds ridership goals
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on August 21, 2010.) PORTLAND, Ore. — After one year in operation, the first direct, round-trip Amtrak train between Portland and Vancouver, B.C., has topped its expectations. The train stops in Vancouver along the way....
July was VRE’s worst month
(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on August 21, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Few Virginia Railway Express passengers will forget riding the train on the Fredericksburg Line during the summer of 2010. A brush fire broke out near the...
BNSF turns down ‘polluter of the year’ award
(The following story by Mark Muckenfuss appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on August 23, 2010.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Oscars, Emmys, Tonys -- awards are usually a good thing. Winners get to flaunt them, prop them up in a trophy case, put them on the mantel. Who...
2 studies monitoring pollution at BNSF yard in Calif.
(The following story by Andrew Edwards appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on August 23, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The potential ill effects from diesel pollution around BNSF Railway's yard have received increasing attention since state officials warned...
Record number of Pa. travelers taking train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 22, 2010.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — State transportation officials say investments to improve the rail trip between Philadelphia and Harrisburg have brought record numbers of riders - and more improvements are on the...
DOT stimulus spending tops $17 billion
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation's payouts of stimulus checks to states for work on roads, bridges and other projects reached $17.134 billion as of...
Railroad shares down at the close of August 20 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $.50 or 1.0 percent, to $49.79. Canadian National fell $.40 or .7 percent, to $60.64. Canadian Pacific...
U.S. rail jobs reach highest level since April 2009
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 20, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when freight traffic was slowing and worries spreading about a slowdown in the U.S. economic recovery, the seven largest freight...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 20 — 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...
In Chicago, new RTA leader calls for more public-private partnerships
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 19, 2010.) CHICAGO — John Gates Jr., a successful businessman named Thursday as the new chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, acknowledges he has a steep learning...
Calif bill aims to deter management misconduct in union elections
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 19, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers have pushed through their latest attempt to modify the union election process affecting California's 450,000 farmworkers. The state Senate on Thursday voted...
Editorial: Tennessee should get aboard high-speed rail
(The following editorial appeared on The Tennessean website on August 20, 2010.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the idea of an Atlanta-Chattanooga-Nashville high-speed train route was talked about publicly two years ago, proponents contended it should be given serious...
LaHood: Peoria could get high-speed rail
(The following story by Terry Bibo appeared on the Peoria Journal Star website on August 19, 2010.) PEORIA, Ill. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday that Peoria could be part of a high-speed rail system that will rival the nation’s interstates....
Opinion: Calif. residents should fear UP’s monster trains
(The following column by Dennis Wyatt appeared on the Manteca Bulletin website on August 20, 2010.) MANTECA, Calif. — Union Pacific Railroad unleashed what critics are dubbing “the monster train” on unsuspecting Southern Californians earlier this year. The train was a...
Amtrak offers September discount on Vancouver travel
(The following appeared on the Seattle Times website on August 19, 2010.) SEATTLE — Riders on Amtrak Cascades trains traveling between Washington State and Vancouver, B.C. will be offered a 25 percent discount on travel in September to encourage ridership. After one...
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