Rail Industry News
Railroad shares down at the close of May 4 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $2.17 or 3.8 percent, to $55.33. Canadian National fell $1.92 or 3.2 percent, to $58.79. Canadian Pacific fell...
Amtrak’s National Train Day arriving Saturday at over 100 stations around the country
(Amtrak issued the following on May 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Join us on May 8, 2010, for the 3rd annual National Train Day. Events will take place in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and across the country. Don't miss your chance to see model...
Union workers protest at Amtrak site in Conn.
(The following story by Karin Crompton appeared on The Day website on May 4, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — Less than a mile from Amtrak's $105 million job site and its promise of three years' worth of jobs, dozens of people marched Tuesday morning to protest against being...
Flooding disrupts Norfolk Southern traffic
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway is warning customers to expect significant flood delays for shipments that normally use a rail line running from Memphis,...
NJ Transit looking to target more ‘cost savings’ through union talks
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on The Record website on May 4, 2010. Rich Darcy is General Chairman of the BLET’s NJ Transit General Committee of Adjustment.) BERGEN, N.J. — NJ Transit officials are talking with unions representing 2,000 rail workers about...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 3 — 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....
Frankfort, Ill., allots $1 million to reduce train noise
(The following story by Susan Demar Lafferty appeared on the Southtown Star website on May 4, 2010.) CHICAGO — During the last eight months, Frankfort residents have spent more than $1 million on new landscaping, courtesy of the Canadian National Railway. And they're...
CN signs voluntary mitigation agreement with Village of Barrington Hills, Ill.
(CN issued the following on May 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — CN announced today it has reached a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) with the Village of Barrington Hills, Ill., located approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago, addressing the municipality's environmental...
N.J. commuters dig into their wallets for increased fares
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared at NorthJersey.com on May 3, 2010.) WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — North Jersey commuters had to dig for extra change Monday as they endured their first day of paying between 10 to 25 percent more to ride the rails or buses to work....
Milwaukee Amtrak station operators in tax arrears
(The following story by Larry Sandler appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on May 3, 2010.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The company that runs Milwaukee's downtown Amtrak-Greyhound station is $328,565 behind in its property taxes, prompting an alderman to call...
CN says its precision railroading model and customer-centric innovations are improving rail service
(CN issued the following on May 3, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) said today that customer-focused innovation and balanced accountability among transportation partners are the keys to improving the effectiveness of Canada’s logistics supply chain. CN, in a...
Metrolink officials say new railcars will save lives
(The following story by Dug Begley appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on May 3, 2010.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — New impact-minimizing passenger cars should be carrying commuters in Southern California later this year and will one day save lives, Metrolink officials...
Report to show bright future for freight rail in green economy
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 3, 2010.) Tomorrow, the BlueGreen Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute will release a joint report showing that expansion of freight rail in the United States can create thousands of "green"...
Freight-car deliveries to gradually increase during next two years
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 3, 2010.) In light of reports of high levels of idle rail-car equipment at 2009’s end, officials at Economic Planning Associates Inc. (EPA) were “pleasantly surprised” that rail-car orders jumped to...
Florida pledges to seek funds for high-speed rail
(The following story by Alfonso Chardy appeared on the Miami Herald website on May 3, 2010.) MIAMI — Several members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a field hearing Monday in Miami to review national high-speed rail plans, including Florida's project to...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, May 3 — 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....
Michigan asks Amtrak for another Kalamazoo-to-Chicago train
(The following story by Gabrielle Russon appeared on the Kalamazoo Gazette website on April 30, 2010.) KALAMAZOO — The state has asked Amtrak to add another train from Kalamazoo to Chicago’s Union Station. Although it is too early to determine how likely the expanded...
Editorial: It’s time to plan new tracks around Fort Worth
(The following editorial appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on May 2, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — America's railroads have a good track record when it comes to hauling toxic inhalants. Accidents are extremely rare even though volume is extremely high --...
Operation Lifesaver begins Houston distracted driving/ pedestrian safety campaign
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following on April 30, 2010.) HOUSTON, Texas — Texas leads the nation in the number of collisions between vehicles and trains at highway-rail grade crossings, and is second in rail-related pedestrian deaths and injuries. Distractions...
Opinion: Amtrak versus Chief’s glory days
(The following column by Bob Gehrt appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — As the Southwest Chief came alive and started wiggling its way through the switches outside Chicago's Union Station, I thought of Thomas Wolfe's quote, "You can't...
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