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Opinion: Objections to CSX plan test Worcester politics
(The following column by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Worcester Telegram & Gazette website on March 21, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Despite various concerns that have been raised by neighborhood groups about CSX Corp.’s plan to more than double the size of its...
Richmond-Hampton Roads rail plan gains speed
(The following story by Debbie Messina appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 21, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Momentum is building for running conventional passenger trains between Norfolk and Richmond as an interim step to getting high-speed rail. The budget...
At Penn Station, the sign no longer goes clackety-clack
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 22, 2010.) BALTIMORE — It's a whole lot quieter in Penn Station these days - no whirring sounds, no clickety-clack of an old-fashioned, mechanical signboard bringing the news that...
BNSF derailment blamed on faulty train track brace
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Daily News website on March 21, 2010.) SANTA FE — A 22-car derailment, which spilled oil and prompted evacuations, was caused by a faulty underground railroad track brace, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe official...
High-speed rail route may alter city landscape in Fresno
(The following story by Russell Clemings appeared on The Fresno Bee website on March 21, 2010.) FRESNO, Calif. — A decade from now, one of Fresno's loftier views might be from the platform of its high-speed train station. With plans taking shape for the California...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of March 19 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 19, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX fell $.34 or .7 percent, to $51.51. Canadian National rose $.39 or .7 percent, to $58.88. Canadian Pacific fell...
Rail freight industry seems poised for a rebound
(The following story by Michael Pound appeared on the Beaver County Times website on March 21, 2010.) BRIGHTON TWP., Pa. — A year ago, the symbol of the state of the rail freight industry was the lines of empty cars parked along tracks across the country — including...
Union Pacific worker killed in Metrolink train crash
(The following story by Brian Day appeared on the San Gabriel Valley Tribune website on March 20, 2010) INDUSTRY, Calif. — A Union Pacific employee died Saturday when his pickup truck was struck by a Metrolink commuter train, authorities said. The crash occurred about...
Health care reform now faces Senate challenge
(The following story by Ed Hornick appeared at CNN.com on March 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that the House has passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package meant to reconcile differences between the House and Senate bills, the next step is for...
House approves health care overhaul, sending landmark bill to Obama
(The following story by Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn appeared on the New York Times website on March 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican...
Investigation rules engineer’s death a suicide
(The following story by Mark Baker appeared on The Register-Guard website on March 19, 2010. Ronald Leo Langlois was a member of BLET Division 416 in Salem, Ore.) EUGENE, Ore. — After an almost six-week investigation, the violent crimes unit of the Eugene Police...
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....
J.P. Morgan sees better profits for railroads
(The following story by Steve Gelsi appeared at MarketWatch.com on March 19, 2010.) NEW YORK — J.P. Morgan analysts on Friday raised their 2010 and 2011 profit outlooks for the major railroads in the U.S. and Canada, including Canadian National Railway Co., Canadian...
Maine Amtrak route extension construction to start
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 19, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine ― Officials in Maine say work could begin this summer on a project to upgrade 30 miles of railroad between Portland and Brunswick. The work will make it possible to extend the Amtrak...
Design contract signed for Moynihan Station
(The following story by Robin Pogrebin appeared on the New York Times website on March 18, 2010.) NEW YORK — The architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has signed a contract with the Moynihan Station Development Corporation to start design work on the first...
VP Biden announces 10,000 Recovery Act transportation projects now under way
DURHAM, N.C. – Vice President Joe Biden today announced that 10,000 transportation projects are now under way in all 50 states and the District of Columbia thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Projects are considered under way when a contractor...
Norfolk Southern CEO notes positive momentum in message to stockholders
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 18, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — In his message to stockholders in the 2009 Annual Report, posted online today, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman (NYSE: NSC) says the company "withstood the economic shocks of 2009...
NJ Transportation chief wants to change railroaders’ work rules
(The following story by Karen Rouse appeared on The Record website on March 18, 2010.) BERGEN, N.J. — The state’s new transportation chief wants to use the Turnpike Authority — and its considerable assets — to help fund the state’s transportation system. A gas tax...
Teamsters laud Obama for signing jobs bill
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on March 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa commended President Obama for taking action to create jobs. President Obama signed the “Hiring Incentives to Restore...
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