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Container volume grows at California ports
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Container volumes at California’s ports increased in July over the same month last year, with imports leading the way. According to port...
North Charleston officials hold rail rerouting talks
(The following story by Schuyler Kropf appeared on The Post and Courier website on August 19, 2010.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — North Charleston officials met with leaders of the state Department of Commerce on Wednesday for a briefing on the city's rail rerouting plan for...
Amtrak face-off with Florida imperils SunRail
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on August 18, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — A months-long disagreement between Florida and Amtrak over insurance has delayed one of the most critical steps to creating the SunRail commuter train: the...
Massachusetts seeks proposals for MBTA station
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 18, 2010.) The state of Massachusetts has issued a request for proposals for a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter-rail station at the South Bay Shopping Center in Roxbury,...
Amtrak work will delay NJ Transit
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 19, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak will begin track work on the Northeast Corridor Friday that is expected to cause delays for passengers on four NJ Transit rail lines. Amtrak will replace concrete railroad ties...
SEPTA seeks federal money for “smart card” fare system
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 19, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — Struggling to pay for a "smart card" fare system, SEPTA is seeking more than $29 million from a new federal program designed to boost regional...
Chicago’s mayor offers new plan for high-speed O’Hare-Loop rail
(The following story by Fran Spielman appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 18, 2010.) CHICAGO — Air travelers might someday be able to pay a premium fare for privately financed and operated high-speed trains to whisk them from O’Hare Airport to downtown...
Calif., Pa. governors stump for more federal transportation infrastructure funding
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 18, 2010.) On Monday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell toured BNSF Railway Co.’s diesel shop in Commerce, Calif., to observe retrofitted locomotives and...
Minnesota 911 dispatcher makes life-saving call
(The following story by Paul Levy appeared on the Star Tribune website on August 18, 2010.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — When Anoka County dispatcher Geoff Olson learned that an out-of-control pickup truck had narrowly missed an electrical transformer and was now on railroad...
Wisconsin GOP candidate would return $810 million in high-speed rail money if elected
(The following appeared on the Hudson Star-Observer website on August 17, 2010.) HUDSON, Wisc. — President Obama says his administration is improving the nation’s infrastructure by putting in a new high-speed rail line from Milwaukee-to-Madison. But while Obama was...
U.S. high-speed railway: a matter of cost and demand
(The following story by Palash R. Ghosh appeared on the International Business Times website on August 18, 2010.) The federal government has committed at least $8-billion (and counting) for the development of a nationwide high-speed intercity passenger railway system...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of August 18 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 18, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.45 or .9 percent, to $51.71. Canadian National rose $.81 or 1.3 percent, to $62.41. Canadian Pacific...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 18 — 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...
Tickets on sale for UP excursion
(The following story by Tim Johnson appearedon the Daily Nonpareil website on August 17, 2010.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Tickets for a special excursion aboard a Union Pacific Railroad legacy train went on sale at 10 a.m. today. The 50th Anniversary Special, presented...
Can union vote at Delta help organized labor take off?
(The following story by Kelly Yamanouchi appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on August 17, 2010.) ATLANTA — As Delta Air Lines workers prepare to vote in massive union representation elections later this year, labor leaders say wins at the company...
Move by Laborers’ union to rejoin AFL-CIO is win for Trumka
(The following story by Melanie Trottman appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Laborers' International Union's decision to rejoin the AFL-CIO after a four-year split is a fresh win for AFL-CIO President Richard...
North Carolina Railroad caps off first phase of track project
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 17, 2010.) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) recently completed the first phase of a track realignment and improvement project in downtown Kinston, N.C. Funded by the railroad — which owns...
Railroad to feds: ‘Don’t harm us’
(The following story by Mark Young appeared on the North Platte Telegraph website on August 18, 2010.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — High-level officials representing federal and state governments and railroads gathered together at the Sandhills Convention Center to further...
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