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Report: Nation needs to boost freight transportation capacity, dependability
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 12, 2010.) The nation’s freight transportation system is facing a crisis that could result in more trucks moving on more congested highways within 20 years, according to a report released last week...
Los Angeles police find pot stash in railroad tanker
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — A late-night police pursuit ended with a drug bust and the discovery Monday of thousands of pounds of marijuana concealed in a railroad tank car that entered the U.S. from Mexico this...
Ammonia vapor cloud from CSX car in Waycross contained
(The following story by Teresa Stepzinski appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A loose valve allowed anhydrous ammonia to escape and form a vapor cloud above a tank car parked at CSX Transportation's Rice Yard in Waycross...
Ohio has ‘manufacturing spine’ to grow jobs with rebirth of rail travel
(The following story by Jim DeBrosse appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on July 13, 2010.) DAYTON, Ohio — Ohio could create thousands of new manufacturing jobs if rail service can get the push it needs from the proposed 3C Corridor Passenger Rail Project and...
Rail advocates say passenger rail could generate 8,000 Ohio jobs
(The following story by Jim DeBrosse appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on July 13, 2010.) DAYTON, Ohio — Job creation has become a key argument for rail advocates, including Ohio Secretary of Transportation Jolene Molitoris, who got their chance Monday, July...
NMB selects new Chief of Staff
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on July 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Daniel Rainey as the agency’s new Chief of Staff. As Chief of Staff, Mr. Rainey will oversee the...
DOT announces $20.3 million for North Carolina high speed rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on July 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In January, President Obama announced that North Carolina was awarded $545 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to continue its development of...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, July 12 — 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: Benefit rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $66 from $64 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2010. Benefits are...
New benefit year for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 21, 2010.) CHICAGO — A new benefit year under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2010. Administered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), this Act provides two kinds of benefits for...
Saginaw Railway Museum seeks rail line to keep connected to main line, owner CSX asks $20,000
(The following story by Emily-Rose Bennett appeared on The Saginaw News website on July 11, 2010.) SAGINAW, Mich. — The Saginaw Railway Museum, located on Maple Street, is in danger of losing its only connection to the main rail lines due to CSX Transportation's...
Mooning of Amtrak attracts scores of bare bums
(The following story by Fermin Leal appeared on the Orange County Register website on July 11, 2010.) LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Scores of people dropped their pants or hoisted up their skirts to bare their bums at Amtrak and Metrolink trains Saturday for the annual...
KCS announces second quarter 2010 earnings release
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on July 12, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced it will release its financial results for second quarter 2010 on Tuesday, July 27, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS...
Norfolk Southern shares upgraded to overweight at J.P. Morgan
(The following story by Matt Andrejczak appeared at MarketWatch.com on July 9, 2010.) SAN FRANCISCO — Norfolk Southern shares have lagged the gains of other railroads during the economic downturn. But its coal-hauling business could energize the stock over the next...
Pros, cons of Charleston rail deal
(The following story by Allyson Bird appeared on The Post and Courier website on July 10, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Proponents of a controversial rail plan that would shape North Charleston's future say its detractors are missing the big picture -- that the project...
Editorial: Promising rail plan for Charleston port
(The following editorial appeared on the Post and Courier website on July 11, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The city of North Charleston, CSX Corp. and a private developer have proposed a rail plan that would serve a new port at the old Navy Base, eliminate miles of rail...
5 charged in California freight train cargo theft
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Daisy Nguyen on July 10, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Five men were indicted Friday on charges of trying to snatch nearly $200,000 worth of 3-D televisions from a freight train in a nighttime heist captured on video by...
BNSF derailment cleanup under way in N.D.
(The following story by Sara Kincaid appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website July 12, 2010.) BISMARCK, N.D. — The main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in North Dakota remains closed until likely sometime this morning because of a coal train that...
BNSF train derails near Apple Creek in N.D.
(The following appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on July 10, 2010.) BISMARCK, N.D. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailment east of Bismarck on Saturday left about 30 rail cars full of coal twisted and piled along the banks of Apple Creek. No one was...
California state panel defends ridership and revenue estimates for high-speed rail project
(The following story by Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on July 9, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — The state panel charged with building California's 800-mile bullet train network pushed back Thursday against an academic analysis challenging the...
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