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CP Rail reaches tentative deal with TCRC track workers
(Reuters circulated the following on April 11, 2010.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has reached a tentative labor deal with track maintenance workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. In a Saturday evening statement, CP said the three-year...
Dept. of Justice, UP set accord on 2004 chlorine accident
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 9, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree to resolve a federal claim against Union Pacific Railroad for environmental costs,...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of April 9 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 9, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX fell $.02 or percent, to $52.96. Canadian National fell $.59 or 1.0 percent, to $60.93. Canadian Pacific rose...
Amtrak on target to break ridership record
(The following story by Melissa Hincha-Ownby appeared on the Mother Nature Network website on April 11, 2010.) Amtrak’s 2010 fiscal year began in October 2009, and since then the rail company transported 13,619,770 passengers, which puts it on target to break an...
South Korean railcars being built in Philly for SEPTA
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 12, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — In a refurbished factory tucked below Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia, 48 naked railcars are being formally dressed for their public coming-out...
MBTA to consider single-person operator on Orange Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 9, 2010.) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is considering whether to expand single-person train operations (SPTO) to the Orange Line to cut operating costs. The authority...
Cops step up vigilance after fatal Metra crashes
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 11, 2010. Doug Davidson is the BLET’s Assistant Director of Arbitration and a member of BLET Division 96 in Chicago.) CHICAGO — It wasn't a good day for Caine Hlavaty, who was...
Benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, April 9 — 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....
Ottawa Via Rail lands to be developed
(CBC News circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) OTTAWA — Shops, homes and offices could soon surround Ottawa's passenger train station. Via Rail has selected Canderel Property Management as a partner to help it develop about 3.4 hectares of its 9.3-hectare...
CSX certifies Glendale, Ky. industrial area as mega site
(The following story by Marty Finley appeared on the News Enterprise website on April 9, 2010.) GLENDALE, Ky. — The Glendale Industrial Site has flirted with large investments in the past, but a new certification will place it in elite company. The railroad operator...
Connecticut coalition seeks Amtrak RFP investigation
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 8, 2010.) Yesterday, Connecticut First Coalition officials requested that Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) investigate Amtrak’s recent response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The New...
Amtrak bill for public records: $6,080
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — A labor union seeking Amtrak records on a Connecticut bridge project says the rail service wants a $6,080 fee for compiling the public documents. The New London- Norwich Building and...
Study finds more trains, longer waits in Springfield’s future
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on April 8, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tired of waiting for that freight train to pass? Too bad. It’s going to get worse. The time Springfield motorists spend waiting on trains each day...
CN wants to cut its contribution to Aurora overpass
(The following story by Jamie Sotonoff appeared on the Daily Herald website on April 9, 2010.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway is trying to scale back its contribution to the most expensive of the 182 projects it's required to do as part of the 2008 EJ&E takeover....
Calif. high-speed rail meeting’s structure rankles local leaders
(The following story by Jessica Bernstein-Wax appeared on the Daily News website on April 9, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Peninsula and other Bay Area residents packed a standing-room-only California High-Speed Rail Authority meeting in San Jose on Thursday, and waited...
California high-speed rail rejects one of three proposed routes
(The following story by Russell Clemings appeared on The Fresno Bee website on April 8, 2010.) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority has ruled out one of three alignments for its 220-mph system's route through Madera County. Two alternatives that...
CSX locomotive pulling Operation Lifesaver caboose collides with tow truck
(The following story by Jim Schoettler appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on April 8, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A train engine pulling a caboose used to promote railroad crossing safety collided with a tow truck in North Jacksonville this afternoon,...
Ohio Gov. Strickland pushes ahead with high speed passenger rail plan
(The Associated Press Writer circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on April 8, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland signaled Thursday he is willing to push ahead with a plan to restore passenger rail service from Cleveland to Cincinnati with or...
Revamped NS tunnel open for larger loads
(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on April 9, 2010.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The formidable Cooper Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern mainline in Mercer County will be open this morning for larger loads, opening another key...
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