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New York MTA set to railroad 1,000 workers
(The following report by Erika Tarantal appeared at NBCnewyork.com on February 23, 2010.) NEW YORK — The MTA's slogan is "Going Your Way," but for employees of the agency, that "way" could be to the unemployment line. In an effort to clamp down budget deficits, the...
NJ Transit director says fare hikes would come with job cuts to reduce costs
(The following story by Mike Frassinelli and Susan K. Livio appeared on the Star-Ledger website on February 22, 2010.) TRENTON — A day after confirming NJ Transit passengers will face a sizable fare hike and service reductions, the agency’s executive director said...
Politics creep into Ohio high speed rail debate
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on February 22, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Critics of Ohio's plan for a passenger train system have denounced it as a boondoggle and a money pit, and the project appears to be surrounded by political...
High-speed rail plans for New York take shape
(The following story by Steve Orr appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 23, 2010.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Having been largely shut out of federal high-speed rail funding, state transportation officials are turning their attention to a handful of rail...
On track for hiring: 2 Florida rail projects to bring jobs later this year
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 21, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Jobs. Thousands of them. That's one of the main ways supporters pitched the two trains heading for Orlando. "A lot of people have inquired," said state...
‘Cadillac tax’ on health plans would hit union and nonunion jobs equally
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It happens often in Washington: A perception emerges and soon hardens into fact. Take the proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans in the Senate's...
‘Cadillac tax’ on health plans would hit union and nonunion jobs equally
(The following story by Alec MacGillis appeared on the Washington Post website on February 22, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It happens often in Washington: A perception emerges and soon hardens into fact. Take the proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans in the Senate's...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Stanwood Amtrak station tallied hundreds of boardings in final weeks of 2009
(The following story by Gale Fiege appeared on The Herald website on February 22, 2010.) STANWOOD, Wash. — Connie and Ralph Mennie rode the Amtrak Cascades train from Stanwood to Portland, Ore., on Thursday as part of their 27th wedding anniversary celebration....
Crews work to remove 22 BNSF train cars that derailed in Santa Fe
(The following story by Hayley Kappes appeared on the Galveston Daily News website on February 22, 2010.) SANTA FE, Texas — About half of the 22 train cars that derailed last Thursday near FM 646 South and state Highway 6 have been removed, police said. The 10...
Railcar makers ARI, US Railcar team up
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the midst of a massive contraction for the North American freight car industry, equipment builder American Railcar Industries said it has...
Amtrak conductor hit with wine bottle, man arrested in Sacramento to Berkeley Capitol Corridor train fight
(The following report by Jason Kobely appeared at News10.net on February 22, 2010.) SUISUN CITY, Calif. — A northern California man was arrested after witnesses say he hit an Amtrak conductor in the head with a wine bottle during a fight aboard a Capitol Corridor...
Study of VRE extension to Gainesville, Haymarket approved
(The following story by Jennifer Buske appeared on the Washington Post website on February 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal to extend Virginia Railway Express into western Prince William County is one step closer to reality after a vote by rail officials...
Strong short line traffic beats weather
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short line railroads carried some of the strongest traffic levels in months even during storm-tossed February, as cargo loadings...
Delaware transit: There’s a lot riding on future of rail service in Newark
(The following story by Rachel Kipp appeared on The News Journal website on February 22, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — The rail stop adjacent to the former Chrysler plant is one of the site's most significant assets -- but the trains could cease stopping there if one of...
Stubborn fire from derailed central California train out, evacuation orders for 7 homes lifted
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 21, 2010.) KEENE, Calif. — Firefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in central California, allowing residents evacuated because of a toxic cloud to return home,...
Train crash, fire near the Tehachapi Loop cause freight delays around Calif.
(The following story by Jessica Garrison and Alexandra Zavis appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 21, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Firefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in Central California, allowing residents...
BNSF train continues to burn day after derailment in California
(The following story by Nick Valencia appeared at CNN.com on February 21, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — A BNSF freight train that derailed late Saturday night near Bakersfield, California, continued to burn Sunday as firefighters worked to put out flames caused by plastic...
Editorial: Worcester’s ticket to the future
(The following editorial appeared on the Worcester Telegram & Gazette website on February 21, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — When most of us go to a big-box store and buy a big-box item such as a wide-screen TV, we’re thinking about getting it home — not how it got to the...
CSX to double size of its freight yard in Worcester, Mass.
(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on February 20, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — CSX Corp. plans to more than double the size of its freight yard on Franklin Street and make the city its new freight hub for New England. The...
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