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Amtrak celebrating its 40th birthday this week
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 3, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is celebrating its 40th birthday with a year-long week. Gladys Knight kicks off the festivities Thursday with a concert at New York City's Beacon Theatre. She'll also perform...
Fremont leaders pitch major development to Union Pacific
(The following appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on May 2, 2011.) FREMONT, Calif. — City leaders traveled to Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha earlier this month to pitch their vision for 167 vacant acres in south Fremont that the railroad purchased late...
A proposal to run high-speed rail on Caltrain tracks
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 2, 2011.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — California high-speed rail officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to launch the bullet trains through the San Francisco Bay area on fixed-up Caltrain tracks, rather than...
LaHood betting on U.S. transportation bill later this year
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 2, 2011.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressed confidence Monday that the promise of jobs will help ensure passage of a funding measure this year for this aging chunk of the...
Begeman sworn in as third STB member
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for a crucial hearing on whether the rail regulatory agency should begin to...
Amtrak, MBTA remain alert for possible terrorist retaliation
(The following appeared on the Westwood Patch website on May 2, 2011.) WESTWOOD, Mass. — Westwood is home to two train stations that service commuters of the MBTA and customers of Amtrak, and both agencies said Monday that while there were no immediate threats in...
NJ Transit tightens security after bin Laden news
(The following appeared on the Star-Ledger website on May 2, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J — New Jersey's largest transportation network has beefed up security in forces tracked down and killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. NJ Transit issued a statement this afternoon to...
Carriers, ports heighten security after bin Laden death
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Carriers and ports notched up their security programs Monday morning following the announcement that U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday. The Department of...
Opinion: 40 years of Amtrak has benefited Elmira’s economy
(The following column appeared on the Elmira Star-Gazette website on April 29, 2011.) ELMIRA, N.Y. — On May 1, 1971, the era of independently operated passenger trains in end. On that date, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation — better known as Amtrak — assumed...
National Train Day event held in Toledo, Ohio
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 1, 2011.) TOLEDO, Ohio — National Train Day arrived Saturday, a week ahead of schedule, with a big show at the Toledo Amtrak Station at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza, near downtown. The station’s ground...
