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Indiana Amtrak riders suggest more frequent trains
May 6, 2013
Associated PressState officials are studying the estimated $4 million to $5 million a year it might cost to continue Amtrak's Hoosier State
service between Indianapolis and Chicago.
MoreFreight rail service expected to save time to Indy
April 28, 2013
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central
Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards.
MoreRailroad company expanding Indianapolis terminal
January 16, 2013
Indiana Rail Road Co. will construct an intermodel terminal to give Indiana companies an all-rail option for products moving
to and from Asia in containers.
MoreMass transit group kicking off promotional campaign
January 10, 2013
Indy Connect, the local initiative supporting a $1.3 billion expansion of the transit system, plans to begin an advertising
campaign for the proposal on Friday.
MoreRailcar shipments making a comeback in Indiana
December 1, 2012
Scott OlsonHigh diesel prices are turning companies to trains.
MoreLocal leaders look to save Amtrak route in Indiana
October 15, 2012
Associated PressLocal government and business leaders are working to support continuing daily Amtrak passenger trains between Chicago and
Indianapolis that could end because of a federal and state funding dispute.
MoreIndiana Rail Road plans to speed up trains, and traffic, in Bloomington
October 13, 2012
IBJ StaffTrack and crossing upgrades will allow Hoosier transportation company to reduce wait times for cars.
MoreRail line being revived between Indiana cities
October 2, 2012
Associated PressThe $5.5 million rail line project will return tracks between Kokomo and Tipton into service.
MoreShort-line railroad shakeup coming around the bend
September 29, 2012
Chris O'MalleyFour railroads in region being purchased by Connecticut-based operator as part of $2 billion deal.
MoreIndiana Rail Road revives downtown truck terminal
September 29, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Rail Road Co. has reactivated a closed rail yard through a partnership with a Canadian logistics company, which
serves about a dozen of INRD’s customers at the yard.
MoreNW Indiana's clogged railroads to get $71M upgrade
September 13, 2012
Associated PressNorthwestern Indiana's congested railroad corridors will see some upgrades with $71 million in federal money to help speed
the flow of passenger and freight trains and perhaps help progress on a Chicago-to-Detroit high-speed Amtrak rail route.
MoreCSX passing over Avon yard, investing elsewhere
August 18, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCentral Indiana’s rail terminal to the world is CSX Transportation’s Avon yard, in Hendricks County. But don’t
look for much in the way of rail shipments from here directly to the West Coast. The yard operates well below capacity. Meanwhile,
CSX has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades to terminals in Ohio and farther east.
MoreBeech Grove-Amtrak settlement will pay for new Main Street
December 23, 2011
The city in southeast Marion County will finally reconstruct its flood-prone Main Street, thanks to a federal grant and a
$750,000 settlement with Amtrak over unmetered stormwater runoff.
MoreMayors back transit tax hike in Marion, Hamilton counties
December 13, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard say more local transit options are needed despite the steep cost.
A ballot referendum would be required so voters could consider a 0.3-percent income-tax increase to pay for a $1.3 billion
project.
MorePassengers likely would shoulder chunk of transit system costs
November 19, 2011
Chris O'MalleyFederal transit data suggests passenger fares would generate about one-fourth of the money needed to operate a suburban rail
and expanded bus system proposed for the region.
MoreUpstart Indianapolis logistics firm plans to add 73 jobs
November 9, 2011
IBJ StaffTwo-year-old Spot Freight says it expects to reach $30 million in revenue next year.
MoreU.S. OKs $196M for high-speed Chicago-Detroit rail
October 5, 2011
Associated PressThe U.S. Department of Transportation has approved $196.5 million for part of a high-speed Amtrak passenger rail link between
Chicago and Detroit, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow from Michigan said Wednesday.
MoreRail firm says it won’t reach 650-jobs goal in Muncie
September 9, 2011
Progress Rail Services, which said last October that it would create up to 650 jobs in Muncie by 2012, now expects to employ
just 250 people at the plant by the end of next year, according to a magazine.
MoreBackers seek support for 2-mile streetcar line downtown
August 27, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDowntown Indianapolis Streetcar Corp. said a circulator route between downtown and the Indianapolis Zoo in White River State
Park might cost $20 million to $25 million to build and equip.
MorePrivate funds may kick-start rail-transit plan
August 20, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAn innovative private financing deal struck last year to expand Denver’s rail transit system could be used to expedite
construction of the first line in central Indiana.
MoreRailroad plans Gary redevelopment, 251 jobs
August 3, 2011
IBJ StaffCanadian National Railway Co. on Wednesday announced plans to relocate part of its operations from Markham, Ill., to northwest
Indiana.
MoreTransportation museum eyes excursion trains to downtown Indy
July 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAs efforts drag on to study and fund a commuter rail system using the former Nickel Plate rail line, the group now using the
37-mile corridor to run excursion trains in Hamilton County and to the Indiana State Fair is looking at running its trains
farther south—to downtown.
MoreCity's Rebuild Indy money to revamp railroad overpasses
June 25, 2011
IBJ StaffThe city of Indianapolis released bids soliciting contractors to repaint, clean and add lighting underneath the overpasses
at Meridian, Pennsylvania and Illinois streets and College and Capitol avenues downtown, and on 10th Street east of the Monon
Trail.
MoreINDOT seeks public input for state's rail transportation plan
May 28, 2011
IBJ StaffFreight and passenger rail are subject of long-range planning events.
MoreTwo states lose federal high-speed rail money
December 9, 2010
Associated PressThe Obama administration is taking $1.2 billion in high-speed rail money away from Ohio and Wisconsin and awarding it to 12
other states, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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