Railfanning.org News Wire – Page 189

Patriot Rail Corp. Completes Acquisition of Weyerhaeuser Company’s Railroads

January 8, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Patriot Rail Corp. has completed the acquisition of the six Weyerhaeuser Co. short line railroads, effective Dec. 30.

Amtrak: Schedule Change for Amtrak Crescent Service

January 8, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Improvements to the track used by the Amtrak Crescent (New York – New Orleans) service will result in a temporary schedule change from Jan. 10 – Feb. 17 with trains not operating between Atlanta and New Orleans Monday through Thursday of each week.

MTA Announces F and G Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK — MTA New York City Transit is making repairs and improvements to Brooklyn’s Culver Line including the rebuilding of the Viaduct structure and the renewal of its tracks, signals and switches.

Norfolk Southern’s Pier 6 Achieves Its Second Largest Coal Loading

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has completed loading the second largest cargo in the history of its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk.

Journal of Commerce: U.S. Export Growth To Continue into 2011

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEWARK, N.J. — Strong export growth experienced across the nation in 2010 was capped by record numbers at many larger ports in November and the momentum is likely to continue in 2011, The Journal of Commerce reports.

Nottingham Designated STB’s Vice Chairman

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — STB Member Charles D. Nottingham has been designated as the agency’s vice chairman, succeeding Francis P. Mulvey.

STB Dismisses One Claim Against BNSF, Keeps Another

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The STB has dismissed a company’s claim BNSF Railway Co. is “double recovering revenue” from a fuel surcharge, but also denied the railroad’s motion to dismiss a second claim that is earning excessive profits from the surcharge.

FRA, Calif. DOT Conducting Environmental Study on Corridor

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

LOS ANGELES — The FRA and the California Department of Transportation will jointly prepare an environmental impact statement and a program environmental impact report for improvements to a rail corridor between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo, according to a notice in the Federal Register.

STB Exemption Makes Way for Md. Line’s Restoration

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The STB is granting an exemption that allows Eighteen Thirty Group LLC to move forward with a plan to acquire and restore service an 8.54-mile line of railroad in Allegany County, Md.

Washington Metro to Conduct Mid-Day Red Line Track Work

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Washington Metro Red Line trains will share a single track for four hours a day between the Silver Spring and Forest Glen Metrorail stations weekdays to allow for track work.