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In Chicago, CTA, RTA, Metra, PACE spent nearly $1 million on lobbying
(The following story by Ray Long appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 20, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Chicago-area transit agencies that oversee bus and train service paid nearly $1 million to lobbyists to try to influence state government decisions over the...
PennDOT to seek federal funding for high-speed rail study
(The following story by Tim Hahn appeared at GoErie.com on May 20, 2010.) ERIE, Pa. — A high-speed rail corridor that cuts through Erie County could become the focus of a study that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation hopes to fund with a federal grant....
STB schedules June 30 oral argument on Florida rate case
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on May 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled an oral argument for Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at the STB's Washington headquarters. Board members will hear from parties in...
C&O canal rewatering plans solidifying after CSX connection decision
(The following story by Cory Galliher appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on May 19, 2010.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — The effort toward rewatering the C&O Canal, one that has been in the works since 2007, is back on track after CSX decided not to allow the...
Hurdle remains on CSX’s Worcester project
(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on May 20, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — While City Manager Michael V. O’Brien has committed to coming back to the City Council in three weeks with a deal to address issues associated with...
MassDOT chooses site for MBTA maintenance facility
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 19, 2010.) Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced an agreement with the city of Somerville on a new preferred site for a vehicle maintenance and...
Colton Crossing gets $125 million, construction to begin September 2011
(The following story by Michael J. Sorba appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on May 19, 2010.) COLTON, Calif. — A unanimous California Transportation Commission vote Wednesday cleared the way for approximately $125 million in public funding for the $202 million...
NY/NJ port to build barge-to-rail facility at century-old yard
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 19, 2010.) Yesterday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) board authorized the purchase and redevelopment of Greenville Yards in Jersey City, N.J. The century-old rail yard will...
Ohio rail commission OKs state rail plan, freight-rail projects
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 19, 2010.) Last week, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a state rail plan, which will be submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration to meet a new federal funding...
Elliston intermodal rail yard fight goes to Va. Supreme Court
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on May 20, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Frank Howard is fed up waiting for a final decision on the Elliston intermodal rail yard. Given the possibility the Norfolk Southern Corp. project will claim...
New Amtrak service in Va. beats annual goal in six months
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the Lynchburg News Advance website on May 20, 2010.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The new Northeast Regional passenger train serving Lynchburg has met the ridership goals for its first year — and did it in only six months. Amtrak’s...
Obama says stimulus funds wooed shipper dollars
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A set of stimulus grants to develop industrial infrastructure, including a rail spur, helped trigger a private firm to make a $650 million investment...
Norfolk Southern pays $4 million fine for environmental violations in Graniteville
(The following story by Randy Key appeared at WJBF.com on May 19, 2010.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated Wednesday that Norfolk Southern Railway Company agreed, in a Consent Decree, to pay a civil penalty of $4 million for violations...
Altercation between two UP employees leads to the murder of a Nebraska man
(The following story by Zach Zavoral appeared on the Kemmerer Gazette website on May 19, 2010.) DIAMONDVILLE, Wyo. — Small towns always enjoy a good amount of rumors, but last Wednesday’s murder story was no rumor. Paul Cook, a 39-year-old Union Pacific railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 14 — 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....
Greenbrier: Return to glory
(The following story by Patricia Sheridan appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on May 19, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Shhhh it's sleepy time in the South." That gentle reminder goes up on signs between 8:30 and 9 p.m. in the corridors of The Greenbrier and is...
Opinion: Is Worcester on right track with CSX?
(The following column by Clive McFarlane appeared on the Worcester Telegram website on May 19, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Years back, when local environmentalists were concerned that building a new vocational high school on Belmont Hill would destroy vernal pools in...
Baltimore group urges improved Amtrak gateway to city’s east side
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on May 19, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — For many decades, visitors arriving in Baltimore by train from the north have received a rude greeting: a panorama of urban decrepitude with block after...
Amtrak, onboard service workers reach tentative agreement
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 18, 2010.) The Amtrak Service Workers Council (ASWC) recently reached a tentative five-year agreement with Amtrak on wages and health insurance, union officials said in a prepared statement. The...
Editorial: Rail proves its worth
(The following editorial appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on May 19, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Yes, it can be a pain waiting for the train, but the inconvenience has an upside: Memphis has become the envy of the railroad industry. Memphis boosters have...
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