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Congressman, MARTA CEO Talk Transit Funding

May 31, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

DECATUR, Ga. — U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., recently went on a fact-finding transit tour of MARTA with the transit system’s General Manager and CEO.

Death Toll Reaches 140 in India Train Wreck Blamed on Maoists

May 30, 2010 Voice of America

Rescue workers in India recovered more bodies Sunday from the wreckage of a passenger train that derailed and was hit by a cargo train.

Canadian Pacific’s Maintenance of Way Workers Ratified Three-Year Agreement

May 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific was notified by the Teamsters Canada Maintenance of Way Employees Division that the Memorandum of Settlement reached in April 2010 by Canadian Pacific and the TCRC MWED has now been ratified by the membership.

STB Releases Report on Updating Uniform Rail Costing System

May 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Responding to a request from Congress, the Surface Transportation Board released a report on options for updating its Uniform Rail Costing System, which is used by the Board in rate and other cases.

At Least 65 people Killed in Train Wreck Blamed on Maoist Rebels

May 28, 2010 Voice of America

In eastern India at least 65 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a high speed train derailed and collided with another train. Officials say they suspect sabotage by Maoist rebels caused the derailment.

FRA: Nearly $80 Million in High-Speed Rail Funds Delivered to States

May 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that nearly $80 million in grants have been delivered to states as part of President Obama’s high-speed and intercity passenger rail program.

CSXT Announces Rail Security Partnership with Florida

May 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) announced that it has entered into a rail security partnership with the State of Florida that represents a model CSXT hopes to use with other states it serves.

Axion Installs First Ever Recycled Plastic Rail Road Bridge at Fort Eustis

May 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Axion International Holdings announced the completion of the first of two railroad bridges at Fort Eustis, Va., constructed from recycled plastic.

National Coal Corp. Completes Sale of Rail Line

May 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A wholly-owned subsidiary of National Coal Corp. sold 42 miles of rail line between Oneida and Devonia, Tenn., to R.J. Corman Railroad for approximately $3 million.

Hamberger: The Success of America’s Railroads and Coal are Indelibly Linked

May 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Affordable coal-based electricity has helped ensure America’s position as a global economic superpower, and freight railroads are a big reason for that, Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger told the Congressional Coal Caucus.