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CSX Admits Misstep in Failing to Reveal Land Purchases Near Controversial Hanover Train Site
(The following story by Elizabeth Janney appeared on the Elkridge Patch website on April 18, 2011.) Officials of CSX Transportation concede they purchased land off Hanover and Race Roads and made an “unintentional factual error" when claiming otherwise. ELKRIDGE, MD —...
Cause of Pierson fire still unknown
(The following story appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal website on April 16, 2011.) VOLUSIA, Fla. — Firefighters were at a stalemate Sunday afternoon with a 30-acre wildfire south of Pierson. Volusia County Fire Services spokeswoman Pat Kuehn said a swampy...
Amtrak traffic soars on Blue Water service through Flint
(The following story by Ron Fonger appeared on the Flint Journal website on April 18, 2011.) FLINT, Mich. — Ridership on Amtrak’s Blue Water service that stops in Flint has been soaring, up by 26.2 percent in the first six months of its fiscal year. Gains on the...
UPDATE 1-Red River crest lowered, but flood among largest
(The following story appeared on the Reuters website on April 15, 2011.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. —Flood fighters patrolled strained levees on a Red River tributary and an old dam on a northwest North Dakota river on Thursday as forecasters reduced the projected crests in...
Pickup hits moving train in Hazle Village
(The following story by Amanda Christman appeared on The Standard Speaker website on April 15, 2011.) HAZLETON, Penn. — A Nanticoke man drove his pickup truck into a moving train in Hazle Village on Thursday morning, escaping with only a neck injury but snarling...
Last call for the Easter Bunny train rides
(The following story appeared on the My Central Jersey website on April 14, 2011.) MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Kenneth C. Smith likes to quote an old Amtrak slogan: "There’s something about a train that’s magic." This weekend, Smith — co-founder and current president of the...
Hi-Line residents adapt to the wet life as flooding continues
(The following story by Brett French appeared on the Billings Gazette website on April 15, 2011.) GLASGOW, Mont. — There are challenges to living on an island in a flooded prairie, LeRoy Kountz conceded. “The biggest pain is I work for the railroad, and if I get a...
Head of Metra stepping down
(The following story appeared on the ABC7 Chicago website on April 15, 2011.) CHICAGO — The head of Metra will reportedly announce Friday morning that she is stepping down. Carole Doris has served as chairperson of Metra since August of 2006. An associate for Doris...
Gulf Coast Rail District continues study to improve congestion along Hwy. 290
(The following story by Betsy Ellison appeared on the Community Impact website on April 15, 2011.) HOUSTON, Tex. — The Gulf Coast Rail District is in its final stages of completing a yearlong two-part study to determine the future of a possible commuter rail reaching...
Critical Agreement Executed for Foothill Extension Light Rail Project
(The following story appeared on the PR Newswire website on April 15, 2011.) Metro and BNSF Railway Amend Shared-Use Agreement for 11.5-Mile Corridor MONROVIA, Calif. — Today, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority)...
