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Amtrak service resumes east coast service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak says several major services along the east coast will resume normally on Saturday. The railroad south of Quantico, Va., reopened Friday afternoon after a CSX coal train...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 9 — 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....
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...
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...
FreightCar narrows loss to $1.3 million
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America narrowed its second-quarter loss to $1.3 million from $3.3 million a year earlier and said, while recent car...
‘Breach of service obligation’ suit against CN is dismissed
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 5, 2010.) The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) recently dismissed a Saskatchewan agricultural producer’s complaint alleging that CN’s planned delisting of certain western Canada loading sites...
Vancouver port vows to unplug bottleneck
(The following story by David Ebner appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 6, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — On the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, tall cranes hoist containers off ships onto the docks of Canada’s busiest port. And there the containers sit. North...
Santa Cruz County to run tourist trains on Union Pacific tracks
(The following story by Kurtis Alexander appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on August 5, 2010.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — County transportation leaders agreed Thursday to run tourist trains on the Union Pacific railroad when or if they buy the 32-mile rail line....
Delaware study examines north-south passenger rail
(The following story by Dan Shortridge appeared on The News Journal website on August 6, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Transportation authorities in Delaware and Maryland soon will begin studying the possibility of a new passenger rail line that would run north and south...
Work begins on Amtrak’s Downeaster extension
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 5, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak's Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday. Gov. John Baldacci...
Cracked wheel blamed for UP derailment in Oakland
(The following story appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 5, 2010.) OAKLAND, Calif. — A crack in a wheel is what caused a freight train to derail at 34th Street in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, a Union Pacific spokesman said Wednesday. The...
MBTA to reduce emissions in federal clean air settlement
(The following story by Beth Daley appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 4, 2010.) BOSTON — Excessive train idling in South Boston and Scituate by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now means the agency and a contractor will spend more than $2...
North Charleston mayor has harsh words for NS
(The following story by Schuyler Kropf appeared on The Post and Courier website on August 5, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. ‚ North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said it's urgent the city move forward on its own railroad plan because the state and just about everyone else...
LaHood downplays Ohio GOP attack on passenger rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on August 5, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday downplayed threats by Ohio Republicans to stop a high-profile passenger rail project if they take over state...
Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority unveils track plans
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on August 5, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — It became clearer Thursday that the state's high-speed train will run above ground in the Peninsula and South Bay -- including on so-called...
Railroad shares up at the close of August 5 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 5, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.28 or .5 percent, to $54.59. Canadian National rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $65.71. Canadian Pacific rose...
CSX coal train derails in Va., disrupts Amtrak, VRE
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2010.( WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak service south of Washington is disrupted and Virginia Railway Express is canceling Fredericksburg line trains after a coal train derailed. Amtrak says service will continue to...
CSX train derails in Baltimore’s Howard Street tunnel
(The following story by Brent Jones appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on August 5, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A CSX train carrying hazardous material derailed Thursday morning in the Howard Street tunnel, the site of a similar accident in July 2001 that paralyzed the...
AAR: Weekly freight rail traffic sets record for 2010
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that for the week ending July 31, 2010, U.S. railroads reported the highest traffic levels of 2010 for both carload...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 5 — 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....
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