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Freight train derailment in northeastern Indiana causing delays
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 27, 2010.) WATERLOO, Ind. (AP) — A Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train has derailed in northeastern Indiana, disrupting Amtrak service into and out of Chicago. The train derailed Friday evening in Waterloo,...
Seattle-area passenger rail service restored after mudslide
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 28, 2010.) EVERETT, Wash. — Passenger service on a key rail line north of Seattle has been restored following a mudslide. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says the line running Seattle to...
Providence and Worcester Railroad lost $957,000 in 2009 as volume fell
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 28, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. said on Friday that it lost $957,000 for 2009, after earning $166,000 in 2008. The loss worked out to 20 cents per share, compared with a profit...
Moving goods by rail helps an Albany business cut costs
(The following story by Brian Nearing appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on March 27, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — At Hillcrest Foods, owner Chris Barkyoumb does a little bit of everything, including fixing the delivery trucks. So it's not surprising that he's added...
VRE alters proposal for express, longer trains after feedback
(The following story by Jennifer Buske appeared on the Washington Post website on March 28, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rider feedback has led Virginia Railway Express officials to revise their proposal for service changes to accommodate new and longer trains. Officials...
Bus, rail unions rally for more U.S. transit funding
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on March 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — Transit unions representing bus and rail workers are organizing rallies around the country in the next few weeks to push for more federal funding for public transit. Operation PUSH...
Caltrain set to approve plans to electrify railroad
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on March 27, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — After 10 years of study, Caltrain officials on Thursday will approve plans to electrify the railroad from San Francisco to San Jose, setting...
East Coast cities push for Amtrak from Jacksonville to Miami
(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on March 26, 2010.) COCOA, Fla. — No one knows how Amtrak rail service on the Florida East Coast rail line will be paid for. But that isn't stopping communities along the tracks from...
Opinion: Transportation funding bridges political divide
(The following column by Tom Belden appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 29, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — After watching months of rancorous debate over the health-care overhaul in Washington, it may come as a surprise to learn what Democrats and...
Amtrak contract to operate Metrolink trains begins in June
(The following story by Brian Watt appeared on the Southern California Public Radio website on March 27, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak will operate Metrolink trains starting in late June. The national passenger rail company and the Southland’s commuter rail service...
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, March 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....
Train hangs over trestle in Chesapeake, spills fuel into waterway
(The following story by Cindy Clayton appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 26, 2010.) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A locomotive that derailed on a train trestle over the Intracoastal Waterway this morning is hanging over the edge and leaking diesel fuel into the...
GOP warns Obama against labor board appointment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sam Hananel on March 25, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican senators and business groups urged President Barack Obama against using the Easter recess to name a union lawyer to the National Labor Relations...
Work on Las Vegas high-speed rail set to begin this year
(The following story by Richard N. Velotta appeared on the Las Vegas Sun website on March 25, 2010.) LAS VEGAS — Environmental approvals for the proposed $4 billion DesertXpress high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California are taking longer than...
China high-speed train forces airlines to stop flights
(Reuters circulated the following on March 26, 2010.) BEIJING — A new high-speed rail link between two inland Chinese cities has cut travel times so dramatically that all competing air services on the route have been suspended, state media said. The suspension of...
2 false alarms cause commotion at Chicago’s Union Station
(The following appeared at ChicagoBreakingNews.com on March 25, 2010.) CHICAGO — Two false alarms brought out a heavy police and fire presence to Union Station this morning. Both events happened on the same Metra BNSF Line express train from Naperville. In the first...
UP to bolster infrastructure in Kansas, Washington
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 25, 2010.) Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $6 million to upgrade a line between Wichita and Caldwell, Kan. To be completed by mid-August, the project calls for removing and installing more...
Mudslide cancels Amtrak, Sounder train service near Seattle
(The following story by Katherine Long appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 26, 2010.) SEATTLE, Wash. — Sounder trains to Everett have been canceled for the Thursday evening and Friday commute, and Amtrak passengers going to and from Seattle and Vancouver,...
New York MTA to alter services at LIRR, Metro-North and NYCT
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 25, 2010.) Yesterday, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved a package of service changes aimed at addressing an $800 million budget shortfall for 2010. The changes will...
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