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Compliance won't come cheap: what EPA's Tier 3 and Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards mean for manufacturers and railroads: When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its first set of locomotive emissions regulations in 1998, manufacturers and railroads believed that by the time the industry was well on its way toward compliance, EPA would be working on additional standards. Sure enough, in 2003, EPA began development of a new...; Tags: compliance, emission, Quality, railroad, standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-09-01
Federally pre-empted cases could head to state courts: A federal appeals decision last week pitted the ability of accident victims to find redress for injuries against the separation of power between Congress and the judiciary. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said an amendment to the Federal Railroad Safety Act nullifies a judge's decision not...; Tags: railroad, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-07-07
Federally pre-empted cases could head to state courts: A federal appeals decision last week pitted the ability of accident victims to find redress for injuries against the separation of power between Congress and the judiciary. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said an amendment to the Federal Railroad Safety Act nullifies a judge's decision not...; Tags: railroad, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-07-07
MSU certificate program graduates inaugural class: Seventeen participants of the inaugural session of Michigan State University's Certificate Course in Railway Management representing several railroads and a major railroad supplier graduated on June 20, following more than 160 classroom hours and 40 hours of independent study. The course was led by two well-known railroad economists, Robert E....; Tags: FINANCE, INTERNET, Michigan State University, railroad; Research articles 2008-07-01
Grade-crossing safety guides: The Federal Railroad Administration is distributing two resource guides to assist railroads, grade-crossing designers and state and local governments in making general safety improvements at highway-rail crossings and in establishing quiet zones where locomotive horns can be silenced. The Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices in Use at Grade Crossings provides...; Tags: Government, lane, pedestrian, railroad, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Transportation; Research articles 2008-07-01

"The organic law of a great commonwealth": the framing of the South Dakota constitution: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Legal scholars have criticized the "poverty of state constitutional discourse" caused by its limited historical depth and by the absence of historical research into the people and events surrounding the framing of state constitutions. (1) James Gardner has found a "general unwillingness among state supreme courts to...; Tags: Declaration, delegate, Midwest, prohibition, railroad, Republic, Republican, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-06-22
Wireless and railroads: a fresh look: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It has been a decade since representatives of the Class I's discussed wireless technologies for railroad operations. The results provided a then-definitive understanding of the railroads' requirements for wireless that subsequently supported the AAR's justification for RF spectrum in front of the FCC. However, the world of...; Tags: Amtrak, railroad, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS; Research articles 2008-05-01
NRC continues focus on safety, training; From lobbying in Washington to setting up training for employes in the field, NRC is working to help its member contractors get the job done safely: RT&S asked NRC Chairman Manny Ramirez and President Chuck Baker about the past year and what they believe the future holds for the NRC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RT&S: Manny, you are in your first year as chairman of the NRC. How do you feel about the progress the organization...; Tags: Amtrak, conference, investment, job, railroad, Strategy, training, Transportation; Research articles 2008-05-01
Hanover institute gives award: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, based in Hanover, has presented a Dutch railroad with a prestigious award for its schedule restructuring that improved on- time performance. Netherlands Railways was awarded the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The annual...; Tags: Institute for Operations Research, railroad, Strategy; Research articles 2008-04-16
Worker reaches $2.3M settlement with BNSF in St. Louis Circuit Court: An injured railroad worker has reached a nearly $2.3 million settlement with the railroad in St. Louis Circuit Court. Thomas Joe Carney sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. in August 2005 over injuries he suffered while working as a railroad engineer. According to an amended...; Tags: Litigation, railroad, settlement, U.S. Circuit Court, worker; Research articles 2008-04-11
THIS WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE: Agenda Today: The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee will debate a constitutional amendment to make it harder for petitioners to submit constitutional amendments. Thursday: A plan to use increasing federal mineral lease revenues to fund longterm higher-education needs gets its first hearing...; Tags: FINANCE, mineral, railroad, Transportation, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-04-07
Radio-free railroading: for Florida East Coast, electronic authorities are the way to go: These days, many people have forgotten what life was like before cellphones. It's now within the realm of possibility that railroad field personnel will someday soon regard digital communications in the same light. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I'm lost without it." That's the opinion of one Florida East Coast Railway...; Tags: Federal Election Commission, PRODUCTIVITY, railroad, supervisor; Research articles 2008-04-01
California container imports slump: At the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, sources of large volumes of container traffic for Union Pacific and BNSF, imports of containerized freight were down 8.8% in both January and February, according to the Wall Street Journal. "The ocean-freight slowdown bodes ill for railroads, delivery companies, and...; Tags: California, FINANCE, railroad, Wall Street Journal; Research articles 2008-04-01
Passenger rail: a national priority: Can the federal government make assisting the rail industry--passenger and freight--a national priority? Should it do so? And, perhaps most important, will it develop the will for such support? Cynics might note two out of three isn't bad. But throughout 2007 and into 2008, the optimists shot for better...; Tags: Amtrak, East, Government, railroad, Transportation; Research articles 2008-03-01
Amtrak to increase security measures: WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains. The initiative, to be announced by the railroad on Tuesday, is a significant shift for Amtrak. Unlike the...; Tags: Amtrak, railroad, SECURITY, train; Research articles 2008-02-19
Asian heritage from the transcontinental railroad to Yahoo!: MOST TEACHERS KNOW that in the 1880s, Chinese-Americans provided most of the manpower to build the western half of the transcontinental railroad, blasting rock and laying ties over the high Sierras eastward. Their work made the United States the first continent with a coast-to-coast railroad.; Tags: railroad, Yahoo! Inc.; Research articles 2008-05-01
Railroads and the economy: The U.S. economy may be sliding into a recession, but so tar the railroads have bucked that trend, posting strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 results. Late last month, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average took a disconcerting roller coaster ride and the Federal Reserve Board slashed the prime rate by...; Tags: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., CEO, earnings, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, railroad, recession, revenue, Transportation, U.S.; Research articles 2008-02-01
M/W budgets to climb in 2008: railroad m/w budgets are on the rise even with a traffic slowdown in 2007, as railroads work to expand capacity and improve infrastructure. '08 results: As the new year rolls in, railroads are preparing to meet the challenges of increasing traffic in 2008 and beyond with increases in already healthy m/w capital and operating budgets, good news for both railroaders and those who supply them. To find out who's spending how much on what, we...; Tags: Amtrak, C, railroad, Regional; Research articles 2008-01-01
NRC on the move: NRC is moving ahead with safety programs and lobbying efforts: RT & S asked NRC Chairman Jon M. McGrath, President Ray Chambers, and Executive Director Chuck Baker about the recent history and what they believe is in the future for the NRC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RT & S: Jon, you are in your second year as chairman of the...; Tags: Amtrak, auction, conference, Delta, DVD, railroad, Transportation; Research articles 2008-01-01
Security: no magic formula: though government recommendations may help, the industry is tapping its own expertise to boost the well-being of its customers, neighbors, and its own ranks: When it comes to security, North American railroading may wish to follow the lead of its European counterparts. That extends beyond safeguarding physical assets and rights-of-way to include the human aspect: employees and, in the case of intercity and commuter railroads, passengers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beyond that is a...; Tags: Amtrak, CSX, CSX Corp., Phillips, railroad, SECURITY, team, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-01-01