November 2010 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

LaHood Announces Recipients of New Railroad Safety Technology Grants

November 19, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that seven projects will share $50 million to help make the nation’s rail system safer by facilitating deployment of Positive Train Control (PTC) collision avoidance systems and other advanced technologies.

Union Pacific Railroad Wins California’s Top Environmental Leadership Award

November 18, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Union Pacific Railroad has won the 2010 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), California’s highest and most prestigious environmental honor.

Amtrak Biodiesel Heartland Flyer Named One of the Year’s 50 Biggest and Coolest Breakthroughs

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Amtrak and the Oklahoma and Texas state transportation departments are honored to announce the test of a cleaner and renewable biodiesel fuel blend to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train has made TIME magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.”

Annual Ridership on Illinois Amtrak Routes Nears Two Million Passengers

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Amtrak announced another new record for Amtrak passenger train ridership in Illinois. Fiscal year-end figures released show healthy increases throughout the nation and particularly in the Midwest.

Union Pacific Railroad Employees Carry on Omaha Holiday Tradition

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad employees cut and transported a 40-foot blue spruce from the property of Sharon Alvarez of the Lakeland Development near Blair, Neb., to The Durham Museum.

CN Train Conductors in Canada Ratify Three-Year Labor Contract Agreements

November 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainmen and Yardmen (TCRC-CTY) have ratified four new collective agreements with the company.

Amtrak: No Plans to Purchase Any N.J. Transit Work Related to the ARC Project

November 13, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Amtrak said it has no plans to purchase any NJT work related to the ARC Project.

Norfolk Southern Named One of Top 20 Military Friendly Employers

November 12, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has been named one of the nation’s best employers for people with military experience.

‘G.I. Jobs’ Names Union Pacific Railroad One of America’s Top Military-Friendly Employers

November 11, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — G.I. Jobs has named Union Pacific Railroad as one of America’s top military-friendly employers for 2010. Ranked No. 12, it is the seventh time in eight years the nation’s premier career guide for military job seekers has named Union Pacific to its list.

Canadian Pacific Salutes Fallen Soldiers

November 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MINNEAPOLIS — On Nov. 11, all Canadian Pacific trains in Canada and the United States will safely halt at 11 a.m. local time, observe two minutes of respect in silence and then sound a long train whistle in tribute.