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Safer rail cars are among ‘most wanted’ by NTSB
(The following story by Alan Suderman appeared on the Washington Examiner website on February 19, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal safety investigators on Thursday called for sturdier, federally regulated rail cars that won't crumple like tin cans in an accident, as a...
NTSB announces 2010 Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued its 2010 Federal Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, adding rail, aviation and marine...
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...
Crews pull Belgian train wrecks apart
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 18, 2010.) BRUSSELS — Work crews began separating two trains Thursday, three days after they collided near Brussels killing 18 people. Public transit workers across Belgium were to stage a minute of silence in...
NTSB provides update on hearing into fatal June 2009 D.C. Metro collision
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on February 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into...
Amtrak hopes for more Downeaster riders
(The following story by Steve Bodnar appeared on the Portsmouth Herald website on February 18, 2010.) PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Peter Bishop travels to Maine with his wife, Sarabeth Guptill, and their two kids, the Bay State family typically rides the train from Boston...
Atlantic City Rail Line may still expand despite Governor’s call for subsidy cuts
(The following story by Steven Lemongello and Thomas Barlas appeared on the Press of Atlantic City website on February 18, 2010.) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to cut NJ Transit’s subsidies comes just as the Atlantic City Rail Line is planning...
Union Pacific expects San Antonio freight volume to rise
(The following story by David Hendricks appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on February 17, 2010.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Union Pacific Corp. expects a 20 percent increase in freight volume at its main San Antonio-area terminal this year over last, an...
FRA initiates trespass prevention study in south Florida
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on February 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that the City of West Palm Beach, FL and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), among...
New CSX rail terminal planned for Pittsburgh region
(The following story by Rick Stouffer appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 18, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A new CSX Corp. rail terminal will be built in the Pittsburgh area as part of the National Corridor project, funded in part by federal...
CSX may shift freight operations from Boston to Worcester, Mass.
(The following story by John J. Monahan appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on February 18, 2010.) BOSTON — CSX Corp. is set to begin discussions with officials in Worcester, Westboro, East Brookfield and West Springfield about plans to shift more freight...
TSA holds security checks at Orlando train station
(The following appeared at WESH.com on February 17, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Transportation Security Administration officers conducted security checks at the Amtrak train station in Downtown Orlando on Wednesday. The checks involved bomb-sniffing dogs, an explosive...
DOT awards $50 million to Kansas City area
(The following story by Brad Cooper and Lynn Horsley appeared on the Kansas City Star website on February 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood handed the Kansas City area $50 million in federal stimulus money for transportation...
Kentucky gets $17.6 million for short-line railroads
(The following appeared on the Business First of Louisville website on February 17, 2010.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The state of Kentucky Wednesday was awarded $17.6 million in federal stimulus funds to rehabilitate short-line railroads owned by R.J. Corman Railroad Group....
Normal, Ill., gets stimulus cash for transportation hub
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 18, 2010.) NORMAL, Ill. — A central Illinois community is celebrating its selection to receive a large chunk of stimulus money. Federal authorities say $22 million will go to help pay for a $40 million...
Mississippi receives $20 million to upgrade railroad to port
(The following story by Terry L. Jones appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on February 18, 2010.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour's visionary plan to create a transportation hub near the Palmers Crossing area received a boost Wednesday with a $20...
CSX gets stimulus funds to expand freight capacity
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on February 17, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new round of federal stimulus money will allow trains to carry more cargo from Ohio to the East Coast, helping take commercial truck traffic off highways,...
NS intermodal facility in Memphis awarded $52.5 million Tiger grant
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on February 17,2 010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s (NYSE: NSC) planned Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility was awarded $52.5 million from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
DOT Secretary LaHood announces funding for over 50 transportation projects through TIGER program
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One year to the day after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will...
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...
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