May 2010 – Page 3 – Railfanning.org

MTA Targets Overtime for Cost Savings

May 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK — The MTA has announced plans to significantly reduce its overtime costs, with savings of more than $20 million in 2010 and $60 million annually starting in 2011.

Chambliss: ‘Intelligence Community Needs Strong and Focused Leadership’

May 22, 2010 Todd DeFeo

The Director of National Intelligence resigned this week, and one Georgia senator says the intelligence community “needs strong and focused leadership” and that intelligence failures under Dennis Blair “cannot be tolerated.”

Pennsylvania Applies for $1.6 Million for High-Speed Rail Planning Study

May 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has applied for a $1.6 million federal grant from the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program to study possible expansion of rail service between Ohio and New York State through Erie, Gov. Edward G. Rendell said.

Feds Change Union Rules

May 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

A federal agency on May 10 changed rules regulating union elections, making it easier for airline and railroad employees to unionize.

Hands-On Training Featured at Union Pacific Ethanol Safety Conference

May 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Hands-on safety training was a key feature at Union Pacific’s recent ethanol rail safety conference. Approximately 85 participants representing more than 30 ethanol shippers traveled from a 500-mile radius to attend.

CSX Executive Discusses Opportunities for Women in the Future of Freight Rail

May 21, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Today’s freight rail industry offers great opportunities for women leaders to address critical challenges facing the nation, Lisa Mancini, CSX Corporation senior vice president, human resources and labor relations, said during a panel on “The Evolving Subject of Leadership” at the Women’s Transportation Seminar Annual Conference in Washington.

Northeast States and Amtrak Seek Improved Rail Service from Washington to Boston

May 21, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Eleven Northeast states from Maine to Maryland, with close support from Amtrak and the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG), announced the submission of a multi-state proposal requesting that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) lead a planning effort to further define the role that intercity and high-speed passenger rail can play in helping improve the region’s transportation network, expand capacity, relieve highway and aviation congestion, and stimulate sustainable economic growth along the Northeast Corridor (NEC).

CSX Intermodal’s Jim Hertwig to Retire; Clement to Succeed Hertwig

May 21, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. announced the retirement of Jim Hertwig, President of CSX Intermodal, and the appointment of William Clement to succeed Hertwig, effective at the end of June.

New Lynchburg Train Exceeds Performance Goals

May 20, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

RICHMOND, Va. – The new Amtrak Virginia train on the Lynchburg route has exceeded its annual performance targets in the first six months of operation, Amtrak said. The route provides a daily one-seat ride as far north as Boston from Lynchburg in the I-81/Route 29 corridor.

FreightCar America Forgoes Dividend

May 20, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO — FreightCar America Inc. announced that at its May 12 meeting, the company’s Board of Directors decided not to authorize the payment of a cash dividend on its common shares in the second quarter of 2010.