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Railroad Events

Obama Requests Support in Passing Transportation Infrastructure Bill

November 3, 2011

In a speech presented Wednesday, President Obama urged lawmakers to make the right decision by approving a $50 billion national infrastructure project according to the Associated Press. Obama believes that passing the transportation section of his American Jobs Act would immediately employ about 1 million construction workers nationally to help rebuild roads, railways, and airplane [...]

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Railroad Workers Charged With Fraud Conspiracy

October 27, 2011

Eleven people were charged Thursday with conspiracy in an alleged decade-long fraud scheme of the Long Island Rail Road pension system.  Authorities suggest that workers lied about disabilities in order to get large pensions, in some cases paying off doctors to write disability notices.  The conspiracy was discovered when some supposedly disabled retired workers were [...]

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Santa Fe Railway Exhibit Opens in Topeka, Kansas

October 19, 2011

Topeka, Kansas is home to the Great Overland Station. The Great Overland station was once an active rail station, but since 2004 the 80 year old structure has served as a museum dedicated to railroad heritage.  The Topeka Capital-Journal has recently reported that the Overland Station museum will now be opening an exhibit, which highlights [...]

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Union Pacific and BNSF Trains Collide Causing Traffic Delays

October 18, 2011

Residents of Colton, CA awakened suddenly after hearing a loud crash, as reported by the Associated Press. That loud crash was the sound of a Union Pacific train colliding with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train under the 10 freeway near Valley Boulevard and La Cadena Drive. Around 2:30 am, the two trains crashed into [...]

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Amtrak Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Across the US

October 14, 2011

In celebration of Amtrak’s 40th anniversary, the Amtrak exhibit train is currently touring across the US.  You can view the Exhibit Train Schedule to find out if and when the train will be in your city. Visitors are welcome to tour the museum train that chronicles the company’s history featuring memorabilia from the past.   I [...]

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Union Pacific’s Historical Steam Engine No. 844 to Travel Southwestern US

October 13, 2011

Steam engine No. 844 may be making a visit near you thanks to Union Pacific’s participation in New Mexico and Arizona’s state centennial celebrations according to Logistics Week. This steam locomotive was built in 1944 and after years of dutiful service it was replaced by diesel-electric trains. No longer needed for passenger transport, Union Pacific [...]

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