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In two recent releases from the Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced High speed rail funds of $400,000 to go to Colorado and $500,000 to re-route the Amtrak Ethan Allen Service in Vermont. Also released, a $25 million pool is available for high speed rail technology research, development and demonstration projects to
Read moreTom Carper, Chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, announced on July 29 that the Board had voted unanimously to extend the contract of Amtrak President Joseph Boardman through 2013. Boardman had been serving as “interim” President since being appointed as Amtrak President in November, 2008. Before assuming the Amtrak job, he served as Federal
Read moreGov. Ed Rendell recently made his pitch for why Pennsylvania and the federal government need to invest more money into the state’s railway system. Rendell said that freight volume is only expected to double in the next 40 years, resulting in 50 percent more trucks on the highways. By 2030, the number of trucks on
Read moreThe NMB’s final ruling allows airline and rail workers to elect unions under the same democratic standards used in other union and political elections in America: a majority of those who cast a vote will decide the outcome. No longer will non-voting employees be counted as NO votes. No longer will employers be able to
Read moreThe U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation and the State of Maine have finalized a grant agreement allowing work to begin on the rehabilitation and expansion of the popular state-supported Downeaster Amtrak intercity passenger service. The Downeaster operates five daily roundtrips between Portland, ME, and Boston, MA. “This
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