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Vintage Amtrak domed sightseeing car will ride the rails this fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 28, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak's domed sightseeing car will give leaf-peepers a spectacular view of the foliage in northern New York this fall. The historic "Great Dome" rail car makes a special four-week...
Amtrak says Coast Starlight passengers increase
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 27, 2010.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Amtrak is getting plenty of business in Klamath Falls for its Coast Starlight run. The Herald and News reports that ridership is increasing and the trains are usually on time or...
Lawrence’s missing train station sign found, returned
(The following story by Christine Metz appeared on the Lawrence Journal World website on August 29, 2010.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Now that the 8-foot neon Lawrence sign has returned home to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe depot, the question is what to do with it. The sign...
Engineers can still sound whistles in Quiet Zones
(The following story by Pippi Mayfield appeared at DL-Online.com on August 27, 2010.) DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Many Detroit Lakes residents rejoiced when Burlington Northern Santa a couple months ago and the city was officially named a Quiet Zone. But, train engineers...
SE Ohio region pushes for rail service at Dayton airport
(The following story by John Nolan appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on August 28, 2010.) DAYTON, Ohio — Officials of Dayton International Airport and local governments are pushing a plan to extend rail service onto the airport, hoping that the added shipping...
Amtrak route changes in Illinois start Wednesday
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 30, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak passengers can expect periodic disruptions through early November on the carrier’s busiest Illinois route between Chicago and St. Louis,...
Graniteville train wreck took lives, jobs
(The following appeared on The August Chronicle website on August 29, 2010.) AUGUST, Ga. — Early on the morning of Jan. 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train carrying more than 250 tons of chlorine crashed into two locomotives and two rail cars parked on a...
Amtrak, Union Pacific to share expense of high-speed rail study
(The following story by Terri Richardson appeared on the Longview News-Journal website on August 29, 2010.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Amtrak and the Union Pacific Railroad will work together on a study that could boost high-speed passenger rail service in East Texas and...
Amtrak told to slow down on western Kansas rails
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 27, 2010.) HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Railroad officials have imposed slower speeds through portions of western Kansas because of deteriorating track conditions. The slowdown, which could become permanent, has added...
Slow route to high speed: Will Buffalo-Falls rail line be part of NY state spending?
(The following story by Richard E. Baldwin appeared on the Buffalo News website on August 29, 2010.) NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — New York State is to receive millions of dollars to improve passenger railroad service from New York City to Niagara Falls and to modernize...
