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Progressive Railroading, August 2010 issue: "Safety"

I found the August 2010 issue very interesting, especially the article on "Safety", page 54. But it appears that the roadway workers in the photo lack some Personal Protective Equipment, such as hardhats, safety glasses, and gloves. Test failures...

Posted to Jack G. Fuller by Jack Fuller on 08-31-2010
Whither the "freight railroad"?

One of the more interesting phases of my career to date has been the time I found myself the only railroader in an office full of marketers. That job lasted four years, eight months and 18 days - not that I was counting at the time! It was actually pretty...

Posted to Garl B. Latham by Garl B. Latham on 08-31-2010

Filed under: passenger, shared infrastructure, railroad history
And then, the Feds blinked

Passenger trains? So much for the Obama administration's "sense of urgency." The U.S. Department of Transportation has not only solidified its reputation for ineptitude when dealing with railroad matters; they've also proven incapable...

Posted to Garl B. Latham by Garl B. Latham on 08-26-2010

Filed under: Amtrak, passenger, economic stimulus, public investment, capital projects, high-speed rail, government policy, shared infrastructure, F.R.A., planning
TRANS-ALASKA-CANADA-USA 'Trans-Alas-Can-Intracontinnental Railway' announcement coming soon...!

The long awaited decision to connect the 48 States of the USA to the State of Alaska through Canada will be announced soon. Just imagine it---board the 'Trans-Alas-Can Intra' at Grand Central Station and travel in comfort & speed through the...

Posted to RAILWAYIST by RAILWAYIST on 08-25-2010

Filed under: www.trans-alas-can-intra-rail.net
TCU: World's oldest man a retired railroader

Here’s a human interest story that should interest long-time railroaders. The world’s oldest man is a former career rail worker, according to the Transportation Communications Union (TCU). The Guinness Book of World Records recently recognized...

Posted to jstagl by Jeff Stagl on 08-18-2010
Freight Act

Step forward or wolf in sheeps clothing? The language used around it is positive, it at least pays lip service to the idea that it would be nice to have a real transportation policy. The actual proposal seems a little narrowly focused.

Posted to anmccaff by anmccaff on 08-12-2010
WHO WILL PAY TAXES ON HIGH SPEED RAIL TRACK IMPROVEMENTS ?

When mixed use passenger and freight lines are used for extension of High Speed Train service and millions of dollars are expended to improve and expand tracks, signals, bridges, stations and a host of other infrastructure items what will be the ultimate...

Posted to WALT1ORO by WALT1ORO on 08-06-2010

Filed under: Infrastructure improvements, Who pays if at all?, Taxes
Missed Chances that we should not repeat

The Great Western Railway of England was built in the early 1800's with a seven foot wide track gauge which permitted the cars to be built as wide as 14 feet. The great advantage of high speed, stability and in the size and carrying capacity of these...

Posted to WALT1ORO by WALT1ORO on 08-06-2010

Filed under: Future 600 MPH trains, High Speed Track Design
Streetcars soon to be rolling again in Detroit and suburbs...

Check ou the stories form WDET.org radio host Quinn Klinefelter & Crains Detroit Business(crainsdetroit.com): US Transport secretary Ray LaHood announced in Detroit this morning!

Posted to RAILWAYIST by RAILWAYIST on 08-02-2010
Interesting, but not useful

Honestly, I was hoping my negativism had been temporarily exhausted! I felt sure the time had come to outline specific improvements, so we could begin making our presumed railroad passenger renaissance something other than a trite catchphrase. Sadly,...

Posted to Garl B. Latham by Garl B. Latham on 07-28-2010

Filed under: subsidy, highway, Amtrak, passenger, energy, public investment, government policy, commuter, railroad history, planning
This and that from CN's, UP's 2Q earnings presentations

I listened in on CN’s and UP’s second-quarter earnings conferences on July 22, and I thought I’d share a few tidbits that I found interesting. During CN’s presentation, President and CEO Claude (that’s “Clode”...

Posted to jstagl by Jeff Stagl on 07-23-2010
Interesting HSR article

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) A new plan for high-speed rail Require freight rail carriers to offer passenger service again By Charles H. White, Jr. July 6, 2010 The Obama Administration has discovered high speed passenger rail as both a job...

Posted to BacktotheFuture by BacktotheFuture on 07-21-2010
Ford foundation donating decent chunk of change to Transit/Rail friendly planning

200 million over the next 5 years. http://www.builderonline.com/sustainability/ford-foundation-commits-200-million-to-smart-growth-planning.aspx?cid=BLDR100714002

Posted to anmccaff by anmccaff on 07-14-2010
CSX in 2Q: Winds of reporting change and a few service headwinds

CSX Corp.’s second-quarter earnings conference included the usual breakdowns of traffic volume, revenue generation and income. But the webcast and teleconference held the morning of July 13 also provided some atypical morsels of information. For...

Posted to jstagl by Jeff Stagl on 07-13-2010
HHHSR: Heavy-Haul-Higher-Speed-Railways

The standoff between US freight railroads and 'imagined' HSR system might just have a way to move forward... HHHSR Transform today's Railfreight system with a dusting of AMTRAK into a mixed-train-daily. Kids would get a thrill ridin' a...

Posted to RAILWAYIST by RAILWAYIST on 07-10-2010

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