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Caterpillar subpoenaed in investigation into rail repair fraud
(Source: Reuters, November 22, 2013) NEW YORK — A unit of Caterpillar Inc. is being probed by federal investigators to determine if it had dumped train parts into the ocean off California as part of a scam to charge customers for parts they didn't need, the Wall...
Steamtown partners with CP Rail to present 2013 Holiday Train
(Source: Steamtown National Historic Site press release, October 31, 2013) SCRANTON, PA. — SteamtownNational Historic Site will partner with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to host the company's 2013 Holiday Train on its journey to stock food shelves and pantries...
KCS Holiday Express coming to the Crossroads
(Source: Victoria Advocate, November 20, 2013) VICTORIA, Texas — The 13th annual Holiday Express, a six-car Christmas-light adorned train carrying Santa Claus, reindeer and elves, is making four stops in the Crossroads between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As part of...
2013 CSX Santa Train to roll into Kingsport on Saturday
(Source: Times News, November 19, 2013) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — You better watch out. Better not pout. Santa Claus is coming to town. The Santa Train is scheduled to roll into Kingsport on Saturday, Nov. 23 after spreading Christmas cheer through towns and communities...
Union Pacific engine catches fire, ignites range fire
(Source: Mountain Home News, November 20, 2013) ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — A Union Pacific railroad locomotive is believed responsible for triggering a small brush fire on the city's north side before the engine itself burned Nov. 9. Full story: Mountain Home News
Penn architect gives insight on redeveloping Philly’s 30th Street rail lines
(Source: Penn Current, November 21, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A planned redevelopment project for the area surrounding 30th Street Station could dramatically transform the neighborhood, bringing additional commercial space and improved vehicle and pedestrian access to...
Fayetteville officials break ground on new multi-transit center
(Source: Fayetteville Observer, November 21, 2013) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Construction on Fayetteville's long-awaited $10 million transit center is expected to start in April. The transit center is expected to allow for multiple modes of transportation, including bus,...
CSX rail yard opponents invite Biden and Baltimore’s mayor to visit area
(Source: Baltimore Brew, November 20, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Saying that a proposed rail facility will harm their southwest community, residents of Morrell Park are holding a December 16 community meeting and have invited two of the project’s biggest backers – Mayor...
State, federal officials to open new rail bridge in Missouri
(Source: Associated Press, November 21, 2013) OSAGE CITY, Mo. — A new railroad bridge east of Missouri's capital city is opening with hopes of clearing the final major bottleneck for train traffic between St. Louis and Jefferson City. Full story: Albany Times Union
New Mexico’s threatened Amtrak line generates $29.3 million
(Source: Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, November 21, 2013) SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommittee held a hearing Nov. 12 at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, where an Amtrak representative and community leaders along the northeast...
Partial service restored to Norfolk Southern main line through W.Va.
(Source: State Journal, November 20, 2013) PRICHARD, W.Va. — The Norfolk Southern line through Wayne County was back in partial service the night of Nov. 19 and should be fully restored by Nov. 21. Full story: State Journal
Preparing for more oil trains coming to the Northwest
(Source: OPB, November 20, 2013) PORTLAND, Ore. — Emergency responders are preparing for a higher risk of oil spills in the Northwest. Numerous companies are making plans to ship more crude oil by rail to Oregon and Washington. Full story and audio: OPB
Canada orders more disclosure on hazardous rail cargoes
(Source: Reuters, November 20, 2013) OTTAWA — Canada will require railways to start telling municipalities what goods they have been transporting through their jurisdictions, but the government acknowledged that such data would not have prevented the July derailment...
New Jersey exploring ‘microgrid’ to keep mass transit running after disaster
(Source: Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2013) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Christie administration is pushing forward with an effort to build an independent electricity grid that could keep mass transit systems running in the event of a major disaster. Full story:...
High-speed rail from Fort Collins to Springs would cost $9.8 billion
(Source: Denver Post, November 19, 2013) GOLDEN, Colo. — A proposed high-speed rail system from Fort Collins to DIA and then south to Colorado Springs would cost about $9.8 billion and carry roughly 13 million passengers a year, according to planners Tuesday night....
Idaho rejects tax shift sought by telecoms, railroads and utilities
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, November 19, 2013) BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s state Tax Commission refused Tuesday to extend a big property tax break to operators of railroad tracks, pipelines, cell towers and underground tanks, despite the urging of a roomful of officials...
McKesson CEO makes 943 times aver workers’ pay, but wants to cut Social Security
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 20, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — McKesson, the pharmaceutical distribution giant, pays its CEO John Hammergren 943 times what the average McKesson worker makes. That puts McKesson right behind Walmart when it comes to CEO plundering of a...
Chart: These members of Congress are bankrolled by the fracking industry
(Source: Mother Jones, November 20, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The growing fracking industry is "yielding gushers" of campaign donations for congressional candidates — particularly Republicans from districts with fracking activity — according to a new report from the...
How Wall Street, not pensioners, wrecked Detroit
(Source: Salon, November 20, 2013) NEW YORK — In its house editorial yesterday, USA Today retold the now-accepted story of Detroit’s bankruptcy. Railing on “reckless public pensions,” the newspaper told its readers that the Motor City is “Exhibit A for municipal...
Wall Street boom doesn’t lessen workers’ gloom
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, November 20, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key Wall Street indicator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, crossed above 16,000 for the first time this week. But for Teamsters and other working Americans concerned about...
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