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Trains roll through new Union Pacific yard in Joliet
(The following appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on August 1, 2010.) JOLIET, Ill. — Union Pacific has set Oct. 18 as the date for a grand-opening celebration of its new Joliet intermodal yard. But trains already have begun to stir in the intermodal yard,...
BNSF completes ‘Chihuahuita Connection’ at U.S.-Mexico border
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 30, 2010.) BNSF Railway Co. recently completed the “Chihuahuita Connection” along the El Paso, Texas/Juarez, Mexico gateway. In conjunction with a planned grade separation project in the city of...
NS completes $21 million worth of track work in southwestern Pa.
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 30, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Earlier this month, Norfolk Southern’s Maintenance of Way and Structures Department completed $21 million in track, signal and bridge work in seven days on one if its primary coal lines in...
Amtrak’s Maine Downeaster reports record ridership
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Sharp on July 30, 2010.) PORTLAND, Maine — Amtrak's Downeaster that runs between Portland and Boston bounced back from a dip last summer and fall to finish the fiscal year with its best performance yet, an...
Regulators want truckers on road to shape up
(The following report by Frank Morris appeared on the National Public Radio website on August 1, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal regulators have announced plans to step up scrutiny of sleep apnea and other health issues affecting truckers, a move that has put them...
DOT announces $727,000 for New York high-speed rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $727,000 for the State of New York to continue work on its high-speed rail program with the rehabilitation of the...
Virginia makes deal with CSX to advance DC-Richmond high speed rail
(The following story by Rosalind Helderman appeared on the Washington Post website on July 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virginia and CSX Transportation have reached an agreement about how to proceed with federal stimulus spending on a new high speed rail line between...
Independent watchdog needed at Metra, officials say
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — Acknowledging that lax oversight allowed former Executive Director Phil Pagano to abuse his authority and award himself $475,000 in vacation pay, Metra...
97-year-old Mom shepherded by Amtrak angel
(The following story by Patricia Monopoli appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on August 1, 2010.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This is a story about a prank or scam, a 97-year-old lady and the reactions of people at Amtrak. My mom, Nora Cieri, who lives in Utica at a...
New England states pursue joint plan to revamp rail system
(The following story by Chris Garofolo appeared on the Brattleboro Reformer website on July 31, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — A 20-year transportation proposal to renovate more than 500 miles of passenger rail throughout New England is anticipated to increase speed between...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of July 30 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 30, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.22 or .4 percent, to $52.72. Canadian National rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $62.97. Canadian Pacific rose...
Pickett reelected to BRS presidential post
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 30, 2010.) At the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen’s (BRS) 50th convention in Orlando, Fla., earlier this week, members re-elected W. Dan Pickett as president. He assumed the presidency in 1992...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic maintains steady pace
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on July 29, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that rail traffic continues to maintain a steady pace with U.S. railroads originating 286,854 carloads for the week...
Union Pacific Announces Dennis J. Duffy to Retire; Lance M. Fritz Appointed Executive Vice President — Operations
(The following story appeared on the Wall Street Journal Market Watch website on July 30, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today announced Dennis J. Duffy, vice chairman - Operations, has declared his intention to retire this fall. Duffy joined the...
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...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, July 29 — 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....
Proposed rules would mandate electronic payments for RRB beneficiaries still receiving paper checks
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 12, 2010.) CHICAGO — Paper checks may be a thing of the past for U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) beneficiaries who still receive them, under a recent initiative announced by the Department of the...
Rails Aid N.J. Homes
(The following story appeared by Joseph De Avila appeared Wall Street Journal website on July 30, 2010.) New Jersey — We’re getting a first look at what the Amtrak Station in Moline will look like. Leaders are branding the Amtrak green line to Chicago, to the Great...
Railroad shops demolition marks end of an era in Springfield MO
(The following story by Mike Landis appeared on the KY3 News website on July 30, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, MO — From the North Kansas Expressway viaduct, you can see the remains of a different era crumbling to the ground. Rusted train tracks and piles of rubble litter the...
Plans unveiled for Amtrak Station in Moline
(The following story appeared on the CBS4 website on July 30, 2010.) Chicago — We're getting a first look at what the Amtrak Station in Moline will look like. Leaders are branding the Amtrak green line to Chicago, to the Great Lakes, Great River Connection. "Our...
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