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Metra adds morning stops to help New Trier students
(The following story by Katie Okon appeared on the Pioneer Press website on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Beginning Sept. 7, Metra is adding two new stops to train #318 on the Union Pacific North Line. The change came in response to tardiness issues some New Trier...
Development areas could land near VRE
(The following story by Jonas Beals and Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on September 6, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Three of the eight Urban Development Areas proposed in Stafford County's Comprehensive Plan are located along the CSX rail line. And two of...
Agreement expected to lead to improved Amtrak Cascades service
(The following appeared on the Washington State Department of Transportation website on September 3, 2010.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and BNSF Railway today signed an agreement that ultimately will result in more...
Health survey to focus on San Bernardino rail yard area
(The following story by David Danelski appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on September 3, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Loma Linda University's public health school will collaborate with an environmental group to gather health information from people living...
Debt load weighs on Alameda Corridor
(The following story by Ronald D. White appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 5, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a cargo powerhouse, handling about 40% of the country's imported goods and making possible hundreds of...
NJ Transit seeks federal funds for bridge
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on September 6, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit has applied for $885 million in new federal funding to pay for renewal and replacement of aging components of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor...
Lawmakers try to remove $200 million Metrolink damages cap
(The following story by Michael Collins appeared on the Ventura County Star website on September 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A campaign to change a federal law that could limit the amount of damages paid to victims seriously injured in a Metrolink train crash near...
Port of Virginia’s path to prosperity runs along Heartland Corridor
(The following story by Peter Frost appeared on the Daily Press website on September 4, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Sometime after sunset on Wednesday, Norfolk Southern Train 233 will chug out of Hampton Roads, loaded with about 200 corrugated steel cargo containers stacked...
Railroads companies shares up at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 3, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.81 or 1.5 percent, to $53.67. Canadian National rose $1.15 or 1.8 percent, to $64.62. Canadian Pacific...
Factbox: Obama proposes $50 billion for road, rail, airways
(Reuters circulated the following on September 6, 2010.) MILWAUKEE — President Barack Obama would spend $50 billion on revamping highways, rails and airport runways to create jobs in the near term and improve the long-term U.S. transportation network. The $50 billion...
