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Amtrak restoring New England service after snowstorm
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 3, 2011) NEW YORK — Amtrak said its long-distance services through New England were returning to normal today, after two trains were stranded for as long as 14 hours in a weekend snowstorm that left tracks blocked by downed trees,...
Amtrak restoring New England service after snowstorm
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 3, 2011) NEW YORK — Amtrak said its long-distance services through New England were returning to normal today, after two trains were stranded for as long as 14 hours in a weekend snowstorm that left tracks blocked by downed trees,...
Metra line shut down after fiery freight train derailment near Elgin
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 3, 2011) CHICAGO — A fiery freight train derailment near Elgin is blocking trains on Metra's Milwaukee West Line this morning, but officials report no injuries or evacuations. At least 12 cars of the Canadian National train derailed...
Metra line shut down after fiery freight train derailment near Elgin
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 3, 2011) CHICAGO — A fiery freight train derailment near Elgin is blocking trains on Metra's Milwaukee West Line this morning, but officials report no injuries or evacuations. At least 12 cars of the Canadian National train derailed...
Amtrak prepares for Thanksgiving travel rush
(Source: Associated Press, November 3, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is preparing for Thanksgiving, the rail service's busiest travel period of the year, with extra trains and rail cars added to routes through Chicago, the Midwest and other regions. The two busiest...
Amtrak prepares for Thanksgiving travel rush
(Source: Associated Press, November 3, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is preparing for Thanksgiving, the rail service's busiest travel period of the year, with extra trains and rail cars added to routes through Chicago, the Midwest and other regions. The two busiest...
High-speed rail gets a new plan and a new price tag in California
(Source: KALW news via San Francisco Chronicle, November 2, 2011) SAN FRANCISCO — The California High Speed Rail Authority released a new business plan yesterday outlining a multi-phase strategy for bringing bullet trains to the state. The total pricetag? $98.5...
High-speed rail gets a new plan and a new price tag in California
(Source: KALW news via San Francisco Chronicle, November 2, 2011) SAN FRANCISCO — The California High Speed Rail Authority released a new business plan yesterday outlining a multi-phase strategy for bringing bullet trains to the state. The total pricetag? $98.5...
Amtrak horn sounded 4 times before fatal crash near Reno, Nevada
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2011) RENO, Nev.—Federal officials investigating a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada say the engineer sounded the horn four times before a truck slammed into the train about 70 miles east of Reno. Full story: San Jose Mercury News
Amtrak horn sounded 4 times before fatal crash near Reno, Nevada
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2011) RENO, Nev.—Federal officials investigating a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada say the engineer sounded the horn four times before a truck slammed into the train about 70 miles east of Reno. Full story: San Jose Mercury News
