Rail Industry News
Ridership up on Amtrak trains in Missouri
(The following appeared on the St. Louis Globe-Democrat website on August 11, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ridership for Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains grew by 25.7 percent for the month of July over the same period last year. The 22,039 customers riding in July...
Amtrak lauds Lynchburg for train’s success
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the News & Advance website on August 11, 2010.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Lynchburg can build on its success as a rail destination if it can persuade other cities, such as Roanoke and Bristol, to renew their efforts to lure rail...
RailAmerica registers carload gain in July
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 11, 2010.) In July, RailAmerica Inc.-owned railroads handled 73,071 carloads, up 4.7 percent compared with July 2009 traffic. The short-line holding company reported gains in nine of 12 commodity...
Officials get train tour of area of planned NS shipping hub in McCalla, Ala.
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on August 11, 2010.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern took elected leaders and economic development officials for a ride when it comes to its $2.5 billion Crescent Corridor and a $112...
Second annual Big 4 picnic set for September 11
CLEVELAND, August 12 — Plans for the second annual Big 4 Picnic are picking up steam. Terry Coffelt, who is helping to organize the event, said that the response for last year’s reunion was overwhelming, thus the plan to hold another picnic this year. More than 300...
Railroad shares down at the close of August 11 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $2.30 or 4.3 percent, to $51.05. Canadian National fell $2.89 or 4.5 percent, to $61.14. Canadian Pacific...
LaHood predicts high-speed rail soon
(The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday 85 percent of the country will be connected by a high-speed rail network within 25 years. He said...
FRA praises SOFA, stresses need to prevent switching fatalities
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 11, 2010.) Yesterday, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo praised the work of the Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) Working Group and called on the rail industry to take more...
Burger retiring from SEIU, Change to Win
(The following story by Michael O'Brien appeared at TheHill.com on August 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anna Burger, a top labor leader at the SEIU and Change to Win, will leave that position, according to an official. Burger will retire from her positions as...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 11 — 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...
Commemorating progress of Iowa’s Kate Shelly Bridge
(The following story by Greg Eckstrom appeared on the Boone News Republican website on July 10, 2010. BLET Member Orlando R. Penrod, Legislative Representative of BLET Division 106 in Boone, Iowa, received the resolution on behalf of the BLET.) BOONE, Iowa —...
Amtrak adjusts Mo. schedule for track work
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2010.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amtrak is adjusting the schedule on 1 of its Missouri passenger train routes for a few days to accommodate work on some tracks. Beginning Wednesday, the late eastbound train will...
Train derails near site of infamous crash of 1887
(The following story by Erich Murphy appeared on the Pontiac Daily Leader website on August 10, 2010.) CHATSWORTH, Ill. — A freight train derailed at the southeastern Livingston County community of Chatsworth Tuesday. No official details were provided on the accident....
SEIU and Unite Here end 18-month feud
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on July 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two of the country's largest unions have resolved a vicious feud that roiled organized labor for 18 months, costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars...
UP to bolster lines in three states
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 10, 2010.) Union Pacific Railroad continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade track across its network. Yesterday, the Class I announced it will spend more than $23 million to...
Patriot Rail to acquire Weyerhaeuser’s six short lines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 10, 2010.) Yesterday, Patriot Rail Corp. announced it agreed in principle to purchase Weyerhaeuser Co.’s six short lines. The acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions — including...
Backers, foes debate $8.7 billion rail tunnel
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on The Bergen Record website on August 11, 2010.) BERGEN, N.J. — Just as the federal government is close to officially committing $3 billion for a mass transit tunnel linking Manhattan and New Jersey, the merits of the...
Obama signs emergency jobs bill to halt layoffs
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jim Abrams on August 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police...
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