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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....
Two teens hit by CSX train were in quiet zone
(The following story by Mike Morris and Mashaun D. Simon appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on March 13, 2010.) ATLANTA, Ga. — The area near Kennesaw where two teens were hit by a train killing one and injuring another has been a designated railroad...
Bonuses take ‘dip’ at Norfolk Southern
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 14, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — At Norfolk Southern Corp., the buck stops here when it comes to bonuses. The pay packages of its eight highest-ranking executives took a hit in 2009,...
STB to hold public hearing on MMA abandonment
(The surface Transportation Board issued the following on March 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board today announced it will hold a public hearing this spring in Maine on the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway's application to abandon...
Illinois Central suit claims Tenn. fuel tax exemption gives trucks an unfair edge
(The following story by Clay Carey appeared on The Tennessean website on March 15, 2010.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A railroad company has challenged a state tax that it claims gives trucking companies an unfair advantage in the freight hauling business in Tennessee. Trains...
Pan Am Southern lists upgrades in a pitch for customers
(The following story by Paula J. Owen appeared on the Worcester Telegram website on March 13, 2010.) FITCHBURG, Mass. — Improvements by Pan Am Southern to the rail route from Mechanicville, N.Y., to Ayer in the last year have increased capacity and speeds on the line...
Norfolk Southern’s Greencastle project on track
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on March 13, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern will break ground on its Greencastle intermodal rail facility this summer despite news coming from Capitol Hill, a spokesman said. The...
DC Metro fires train operator after Feb. 12 derailment near Farragut North
(The following story by Ann Scott Tyson appeared on the Washington Post website on March 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metro fired on Thursday the operator of the Red Line train that derailed near Farragut North last month, saying that she had failed "to follow...
New SEPTA budget includes fare hikes, says system improvements must be funded by I-80 tolls
(The following story by Dan Geringer appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on March 15, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — Just when SEPTA is ready to bring its hundred-year-old fare system into the "smart card" 21st century and rebuild its ancient bridges and stations,...
Railroad safety statistics improve in 2009
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on March 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. freight railroad operations had their safest year ever in 2009, said the Association of American Railroads. The industry trade group said...
Commuter trains resume after Washington State mudslide
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 13, 2010.) EDMONDS, Wash. — Amtrak and Sound Transit Sounder passenger trains are running again on a stretch of railroad tracks north of Seattle that was closed because of a mudslide. Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Some NJ Transit customers stranded on trains for hours without power due to fierce storm
(The following story by Erin Durkin appeared on the New York Daily News website on March 15, 2010.) NEW YORK — It was bad enough that his NJTransit train ground to a halt - but then the power went out. "It was pitch-black," said Aaron Wiernik, one of 500 people who...
NJ Transit getting back on track after storm
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 15, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Most NJ Transit trains are running Monday after workers cleared downed trees and power lines. As of 7:35 a.m., Midtown Direct trains resumed service between Montclair State University...
Amtrak resumes service on northeast corridor following weather delays
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 14, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak service is returning to normal after stormy weather shut down passenger rail lines on the northeast corridor. Amtrak suspended service for hours Saturday evening between...
Rail terminal presents risks to Memphis aquifer, U of M says
(The following story by Tom Charlier appeared on the Commercial Appeal website on March 15, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Long touted as a "green" project that will reduce pollution, Norfolk Southern's proposed truck-to-rail terminal in western Fayette County could pose a...
Plan for giant railroad yard stirs turmoil
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 13, 2010.) ROSSVILLE, Tenn. — The development of Norfolk Southern Corp.'s $112 million intermodal yard on a former cattle ranch in Fayette County has polarized the community for more than a year. Proponents are...
Web site lists hazardous train cargo in real time
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Daily News website on March 14, 2010.) SANTA FE — If a CSX Corp. train derails, first responders have instant, real-time access to railroad manifests to learn whether the cars were hauling hazardous material....
PATH railroad found in violation of Whistleblower Law
(The following appeared on the Occupational Health & Safety website on March 15, 2010.) NEW YORK — A whistleblower investigation by OSHA has found that The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. of New York and New Jersey violated the rights of an employee when it imposed...
Strong growth points to end of freight recession
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on March 13, 2010.) MONTREAL — A recent surge in demand for rail, truck and air transportation suggests the global freight recession may have ended, industry analysts said yesterday. After bottoming out in the second...
China to bid on US high-speed rail projects
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Joe McDonald on March 13, 2010.) BEIJING — China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official...
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