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Railroad trade group AAR spends $1.7M lobbying in 1Q
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 13, 2010.) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads spent $1.7 million to lobby the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure report. That's down significantly from the $3.7...
CN modal shift protocol to help British Columbia meet greenhouse gas emissions targets
(CN issued the following on May 12, 2010.) MONTREAL and VICTORIA, B.C. — CN has pioneered a modal shift protocol that will create new carbon offset project opportunities for British Columbia’s transportation sector, CN President and Chief Executive Officer Claude...
DePaul student wins train travel video contest
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12, 2010.) CHICAGO -- A DePaul University student has won an Amtrak video contest and received more than $3,000 in prizes. Paul Hennessey of DePaul was honored during recent National Train Day ceremonies at...
First responders train for railway accident
(The following story by Clarke Morrison appeared on the Citizen-Times website on May 13, 2010.) ASHEVILLE, N.C. — “Be prepared” was the phrase of the day during a multiagency drill that simulated a freight train slamming into a tanker truck disabled on railroad...
Rail needs to be part of U.S. transportation capacity expansions, OneRail Coalition says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 12, 2010.) The OneRail Coalition recently called on the federal government to ensure freight and passenger rail are included in national assessments for adding transportation capacity, along with...
1,500 commuters will be affected by next week’s NJ Transit rail service cuts
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on The Record website on May 12, 2010.) BERGEN, N.J. — More than 1,500 North Jersey commuters will be trying to catch different trains once NJ Transit’s service cuts take effect May 23, officials said Wednesday. The service...
Court rebuffs BNSF on rate case
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway did not get much satisfaction in fighting a major coal rate judgment against it by the Surface Transportation Board, as the U.S. Court of...
Railroad shares up at the close of May 12 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $1.16 or 2.1 percent, to $56.74. Canadian National rose $1.67 or 2.8 percent, to $61.16. Canadian Pacific rose...
No agreement between VRE, operating unions
(The following story by Uriah A. Kiser appeared on the News & Messenger website on May 12, 2010.) MANASSAS, Va. — Despite reports they had, unions representing Virginia Railway Express train workers have not reached an agreement with the company taking over operations...
BNSF crew members swim to safety as train hits boulder, derails into river
(The following appeared on the Casper Tribune website on May 13, 2010.) CASPER, Wyo. — A freight train hit a large boulder in Wind River Canyon on Wednesday afternoon and slid down a 50-foot embankment into the river, spilling some diesel fuel but causing no injuries....
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 10 — 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....
Remembering the railroad: Golden Spike marks 141 years
(The following story by Elise Bassett appeared on the Deseret News website on May 11, 2010.) PROMONTORY, Utah — Bells and whistles, the chugga chugga chugga of the two locomotives, along with the smell of the steam engines and the milieu of characters from 1869...
Keeping history of Canada’s grain elevators alive is daunting
(The following story by Keith Gerein appeared on the Edmonton Journal website on May 11, 2010.) EDMONTON — At age 76, Art Birkholz is old enough to remember when grain elevators were the hub of western Canadian life. When he was a young farmer, one of his duties was...
Crow Indian Reservation landowners critical of BNSF
(The following story by Diane Cochran appeared on The Billings Gazette website on May 12, 2010.) BILLINGS, Mont. — Property owners on the Crow Indian Reservation say BNSF Railway Co. has perpetually neglected fences that keep livestock off its tracks, putting cattle...
Metro-North ridership rises in March
(The following story by Martin B. Cassidy appeared on the Connecticut Post website on May 9, 2010.) STAMFORD, Conn. — Ridership on Metro-North's New Haven Line increased in March, ending 15 straight months of declines and possibly pointing to a larger economic...
Metra to hear Pagano probe report on Friday
(The following story by Mary Wisniewski appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on May 12, 2010.) CHICAGO — Metra board members will hear the results of an investigation into alleged financial improprieties by the agency's late executive director Phil Pagano at a...
Company builds recycled plastic railroad bridge for U.S. Army
(The following story by Abby Gruen appeared on The Star-Ledger website on May 10, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Axion International announced today that it has completed the first of two railroad bridges at a U.S. Army facility in Virginia constructed from 100 percent...
California’s Capitol Corridor ridership down slightly in April
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 11, 2010.) Ridership in two of California's three state-sponsored Amtrak routes reported gains last month while the third fell off slightly from last year's numbers. April ridership on the Pacific...
Sen. Rockefeller pushes rail-rate overhaul
(The following story by Eric Eyre appeared on the Charleston Gazette website on May 12, 2010.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has intensified his push to reform the railroad industry in recent weeks. Rockefeller, who's sponsoring a bill called the...
Wisconsin names stops for Milwaukee-Madison high-speed rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Scott Bauer on May 11, 2010.) MADISON, Wis. — A high-speed rail line connecting Wisconsin's two largest cities will make its Madison stop near the Capitol at Monona Terrace, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday. The...
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