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California protestors call BNSF “Polluter of the Year”
(The following story by Andrew Edwards appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on August 18, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Community activists on Tuesday attempted to deliver a certificate to BNSF Railway managers naming the company as "Polluter of the Year" but...
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad pricing gamble didn’t account for recession
(The following story by Michelle Krupa appeared on The Times-Picayune website on August 17, 2010.) NEW ORLEANS — Besides racking up eye-popping balances on his public credit card and spending lavishly to restore a pair of vintage railroad cars, the embattled top...
Capitol Corridor vies for $57 million in federal high speed rail funding
(Amtrak and Union Pacific issued the following on August 17, 2010.) OAKLAND, Calif. — The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) is vying for $57.2 million in FY2010 High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) funds to improve track infrastructure between...
CN employees get class action status in overtime dispute
(The following appeared on the Toronto Sun website on August 17, 2010.) TORONTO — An Ontario judge has granted a group of Canadian National Railway Co. employees class action status in a dispute for unpaid overtime. Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell released...
Railroad shares up at the close of August 17 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 17, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.98 or 1.9 percent, to $51.26. Canadian National rose $1.44 or 2.4 percent, to $61.60. Canadian Pacific...
Roanoke group supports tax cut for railroads
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on August 18, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Business, labor and environmental representatives united in Roanoke on Tuesday behind a proposed tax cut to bolster freight railroads. A group calling...
Man with assault rifle reportedly holds up trains near Fostoria, Ohio
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on August 17, 2010.) FOSTORIA, Ohio — A report of a man walking along the CSX tracks with an assault rifle west of Fostoria briefly held up trains Tuesday morning, authorities said. CSX officials called the Hancock...
High-speed rail grant requests flood DOT
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a followup to the Department of Transportation’s earlier allocation of $8 billion in stimulus grants for faster and expanded inter-city...
Is the U.S. turning a corner on high-speed rail?
(The following story by Katherine Dorsett appeared at CNN.com on August 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For a while now, crazy situations, hunger pangs and frustrating hours behind the wheel have been making life slightly miserable for Florida commuter Joe Panyanouvong....
Teamsters hold memorial to remember victims of workplace shooting that claimed eight lives
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on August 15, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — On August 15, hundreds of friends and family of the eight workers who died in the senseless act of workplace violence on August 3 at Hartford Distributors in...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 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....
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...
NTSB appoints administrative law judge
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 16, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today announced the appointment of Alfonso J. Montano as an Administrative Law Judge for the...
Metra adds train stops for New Trier
(The following story by John P. Huston appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 16, 2010.) CHICAGO — New Trier High School and the village of Wilmette persuaded Metra to add additional train stops during an eight-year construction project set to begin this...
UP to bolster line between Nebraska, Wyoming
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 16, 2010.) Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend about $9 million to upgrade an 85-mile stretch of track between Ogallala, Neb., and Cheyenne, Wyo. To be completed by mid-September, work is...
Repairs under way to fix sinkhole under BNSF tracks in Duluth
(The following story by Lisa Baumann appeared on the Duluth News Tribune website on August 16, 2010.) DULUTH, Minn. — Heavy rain swept through Duluth last week, taking with it part of an old concrete culvert in West Duluth. That, in turn, created a sinkhole over...
Storm damage affecting Amtrak service
(The following story by Jordan Carleo-Evangelist appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on August 17, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Storm damage in the Hudson Valley has disrupted Amtrak train service between New York City and Albany. Amtrak said storms in the region blew...
Union Pacific settles with feds over forest fire costs
(The following story by Denny Walsh appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on August 17, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Union Pacific Railroad Co. has paid more than $17.3 million to settle the federal government's claim of damages and suppression costs resulting from a...
Operation Lifesaver provides safety message
(The following story by Bill Shea appeared on The Messenger website on August 17, 2010.) FORT DODGE, Iowa — A pair of short blasts from an air horn Monday evening announced that a special train was starting its journey through Fort Dodge. One of its locomotives wore...
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