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Pumping up rail Pennsylvania freight capacity a heavy load






PennDOT says moving
freight by rail eases congestion on highways, saves fuel costs and, with some
enhancements to the current lines, the state could improve upon its position as
an important crossroads for the rest of the country, the Beaver County Times
reports. A PennDOT study released earlier this month outlines what officials
hope will be the future of the rail industry-freight and passenger-and spells
out what needs to happen to achieve the goals the report sets for 2035. And
while the report makes it clear that many of the goals must be achieved by both
sides of the industry, it sets a few priorities for specific improvements that
will help improve freight rail in the state.

MDOT plans Hub City railroad crossing changes






February 14, 2001

The Rev. Brian Davis
quips that he may have to change the name of his church, Bay Street
Presbyterian, to "Can’t Get Here From There" if the Mississippi
Department of Transportation permanently shuts down the railroad crossing near an
intersection to the church, the Hattiesburg American reports.

CSXT moving regional headquarters to North Baltimore, Ohio






February 14, 2001

CSX Transportation will
move a regional headquarters from Chicago to North Baltimore, Ohio, early next
year, according to railway officials, the Findlay, Ohio, Courier reports. Construction
is under way on a $175-million intermodal rail yard near North Baltimore. The
yard is scheduled to be completed next year, and the headquarters will be
located at the yard, according to company officials.

FRA chief touts rail development






Federal Railway
Administrator and former Riverdale, Ill., Mayor Joseph Szabo returned to the
south suburbs on April 13 to tout the Obama administration’s plans for a
"rail renaissance" and highlight the area’s potential for rail-related
economic development, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.

Metrolink names new chief executive officer






After a closed session
personnel discussion amongst the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board
of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Keith Millhouse said that
Metrolink has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer John E. Fenton, effective
April 16, 2010. Fenton was chosen after a
national search conducted by the Board of Directors with assistance from
interim Chief Executive Officer Eric Haley. Fenton brings a broad base of
experience to the position, both in transportation services and executive
management.

Warren Buffett sees strong rail system as key to U.S. growth






In
Matt Rose’s 10 years at the helm of BNSF, he’d heard plenty of investors talk about quarterly performance. A few
would even talk about the railroad’s annual performance, Dan Reed writes in USA
TODAY. Then on Feb. 12, he answered a call from Warren Buffett, the legendary investor who looks for long-term return
and whose Berkshire Hathaway holding company had just closed on its $26-billion
purchase of the 77 percent of BNSF shares it didn’t already own.

Railroad lists upgrades in a pitch for customers






Improvements by Pan Am
Southern to the rail route from Mechanicville, N.Y., to Ayer, Mass., in the
last year have increased capacity and speeds on the line and have the company
looking at further opportunities in New England, including the Fitchburg area,
the Worcester Telegram reports.

Norfolk Southern’s Greencastle project on track






Norfolk Southern will break
ground on its Greencastle, Pa., intermodal rail facility this summer despite
news coming from Capitol Hill, a spokesman said, the Herald-Mail reports. The
mix of proposed legislation and funding denials that is troubling company
executives and local legislators has yet to slow the Greencastle project, said
Rudy Husband, director of public relations for Norfolk Southern.

NS terminal presents risks to Memphis aquifer






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 threat
to the source of Memphis’ drinking water, The Commercial Appeal reported.

Nearly 200 new Recovery Act transit projects in 42 States






Vice President Joe Biden
and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced funding for 191 new
Recovery Act transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico that will help
transform the nation’s infrastructure and support thousands of jobs across the
country. In making the over $600 million in new awards, the Federal Transit
Administration met an aggressive deadline to award 100 percent of its Recovery
Act transit formula dollars by March 5.

Unclogging rail traffic key to fuel efficiency






When the Department of
Transportation doled out $1.5 billion in infrastructure grants last week, one
of the largest checks went to a rail overhaul in the Chicago area, the New York
Times reports. Almost all of the country’s freight railroads converge there.
The region handles so much cargo that only three cities outrank it: Hong Kong,
Singapore and Shanghai.

Secretary LaHood announces funding for over 50 transportation projects






Slide 1

One year to the day after
President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into
law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will announce Recovery Act awards
to states, tribal governments, cities, counties and transit agencies across the
country to fund 51 innovative transportation projects.

Railroad yards still help propel local economies






A morning swig from a
plastic milk jug, the refrigerator where it was kept and the spoon used to
shovel that first bite of breakfast – the journey these everyday items take
from raw materials to finished products started at local railroad yards,
according to the Redlands, Calif., Daily Facts.