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STB rules UP must provide new rates to chlorine shipper; Class I disputes decision
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 1, 2010.) On Thursday, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced a ruling that requires Union Pacific Railroad to establish new rates for chlorine shipments from U.S. Magnesium L.L.C....
High-speed rail means jobs, economic boost, Illinois governor says
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on February 1, 2010.) ALTON, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that federal funding for high-speed rail from St. Louis to Chicago will provide...
U.S. transportation, security budgets flat for 2011
(The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Initial figures for fiscal 2011 indicate that the departments of Transportation and Homeland Security will be marking time financially in fiscal...
Obama announces $79 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today said President Obama’s $79 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation continues strong levels of...
Teamsters praise Obama budget for focus on jobs
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa Calls Proposal “Forward Looking” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa applauded President Obama for a budget proposal that will help create jobs and restore America’s economic leadership. Hoffa said he was...
Parked CSX train blocks Florida woman’s path to home
(The following story by Kathie Colgrove appeared on the Nassau County Record website on January 29, 2010.) CALLAHAN, Fla. — When 62-year-old Mae Hailey gets home, she doesn't just get out of her car and walk into the house. She loads her arms with groceries and stoops...
National Gateway’s Ohio terminal will be high-tech, ‘green’ facility, CSX says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 29, 2010.) An intermodal terminal under construction in North Baltimore, Ohio, will be “one of the most environmentally friendly and technologically advanced freight terminals in the country,”...
Large tract near proposed McCalla rail hub up for sale
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on January 29, 2010.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The owners of 446 acres of farmland near Norfolk Southern's planned railroad hub in McCalla have put the property on the market for more than $20...
East Lansing’s Amtrak rdership is up in a down economy
(The following appeared on the Lansing State Journal website on February 1, 2010.) LANSING, Mich. — According to statistics recently released by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), East Lansing ridership on Amtrak’s Blue Water line hit an all-time high...
3 sentenced for theft plot that derailed NS train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 29, 2010.) BECKLEY, W.Va. — Three men accused of a participating in a plot to steal copper wire that resulted in a train derailment in southern West Virginia have been sentenced on federal charges. The U.S....
KCS hosts Operation Lifesaver in Nuevo Laredo
(The following story by Osvaldo Rodriguez appeared on the Laredo Sun website on February 1, 2010.) NUEVO LAREDO — "Make a complete stop, look, listen, and then cross," is what anyone who is about to pass a railroad crossing in their vehicle, on foot, or any other type...
Why buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe?
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 31, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett, known for his masterful investments as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, skipped the company about 20 blocks east of his midtown Omaha office when...
Editorial: Texas can’t sit out high-speed rail forever
(The following editorial appeared on the Dallas Morning News website on January 29, 2010.) DALLAS — If top Texas leaders had wanted serious high-speed rail money from Washington, they needed to show they were serious about it first. Pity, but neither appeared to be...
Amtrak to upgrade Michigan railroad tracks
(The following story by Nathan Hurst appeared on the Detroit News website on January 29, 2010.) DETROIT — After a disappointment earlier this week, funding for high-speed rail for Michigan is getting back on track, federal railroad officials said Friday. Amtrak, the...
Illinois to spend $60 million on local Amtrak route
(The following story by Matt Williams appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on January 30, 2010.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — It didn’t take long for the state to respond to the news that federal money would not be used for passenger rail in Rockford. During a stop...
NTSB continues investigation into double- fatality on D.C. Metro in Rockville, Md.
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on January 29, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board provides the following update on its investigation into the January 26th Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
Cooling trend slows railroad freight
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Canadian and Mexican traffic grows, executives hope winter storms are to blame for U.S. chill Railroads are hoping winter storms are the main...
Coal dust on tracks may increase costs
(The following story by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on January 30, 2010.) CASPER, Wyo. — Some public utilities are in a tussle with BNSF Railway over the cost to control coal dust on tracks serving the Powder River Basin, and the end...
UP begins to recall mothballed railcars
(The following appeared on the Wallowa County Chieftain website on January 29, 2010.) ENTERPRISE, Ore. — Union Pacific Railroad this week began pulling mothballed railcars out of storage in Wallowa County as its business picks up. Some 150 cars were moved off Wallowa...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of Jan. 29 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 29, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.19 or .2 percent, to $99.73. CSX fell $.82 or 1.9 percent, to $42.86. Canadian...
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