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Omaha Amtrak passengers bused to Lincoln due to floods
The following appeared on the Lincoln Journal Star website on June 3, 2011.) LINCOLN, Neb. — Flooding preparations have affected Amtrak's operations out of Omaha, but most Lincoln passengers won't be affected. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has closed its line...
North Dakota flooding suspends Amtrak until Tuesday
(The following appeared on The Oregonian website on June 4, 2011.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Amtrak service between the Pacific Northwest and St. Paul, Minn. will remain suspended at least through Tuesday due to flooding in North Dakota. Amtrak suspended that portion of Empire...
Rhode Island police investigate theft of railroad tracks
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on June 6, 2011.) NEWPORT, R.I.—State police say someone has stolen about 32-feet of railroad track from the Newport Secondary Line in Portsmouth. State police Capt. Raymond Studley tells the Newport Daily News that...
DOT’s stimulus spending hits $28.4 billion
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 3, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s payouts to states for work done under the 2009 economic stimulus law went above $28.4 billion as of May 20, the government reported, a...
2011 BNSF Special begins journey for employees, families
(BNSF issued the following press release on May 31, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway will begin operating the 2011 BNSF Special in Emporia, Kan., Friday, June 3, 2011, beginning a three-week, 7,000-mile journey through portions of Kansas, Texas, New Mexico and...
Rail tie manufacturing firm enjoys rail resurgence
(The following appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on June 3, 2011.) MONTREAL — Stella-Jones Inc. is riding the resurgence in North American rail traffic to healthy spikes in revenue and profits. The St. Laurent-based manufacturer of railway ties and utility...
Metro North to bill driver of car struck by train
(The following appeared on the Hartford Courant website on June 1, 2011.) HARTFORD, Conn. — The driver of a car that was hit by a Metro-North train on Sunday will be billed for damages to the train, a spokeswoman for the commuter railroad said. "The train was where it...
Illinois to study 220 mph bullet trains
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 2, 2011.) CHICAGO — The University of Illinois will lead a study examining the options to build tracks exclusively for 220 mph bullet trains operating initially between Chicago and Urbana-Champaign and...
Flooding impacts Amtrak, BNSF in Nebraska
(The following appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 3, 2011.) OMAHA, Neb. — Taking the train? You might end up on a bus, thanks to Missouri River flooding. Amtrak is busing passengers between Lincoln, Omaha and Creston, Iowa, because the rail line it...
AAR: Weekly rail traffic remains steady
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on June 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported steady results in weekly rail traffic with U.S. railroads originating 288,049 carloads for the week ending May...
