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Wrong-way cyclist collides with UP train
(The following story by Eva Ruth Moravec appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 22, 2010.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A bicyclist is recovering after colliding with a train Friday night on the city's East Side. Police said Levi Smith, 47, had been...
NS boosts train speeds in Virginia projects
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway completed in and around Front Royal, Va., a series of state- and company-funded construction projects, which will boost...
Minn. town wants answers from BNSF about what caused derailment
(The following story by Tony Kennedy appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on August 22, 2010.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks in Wayzata were out of alignment in late June, causing a coal train to derail and a steel...
Study: Port of Vancouver rail plan needs $75 million
(The following story by Aaron Corvin appeared on The Columbian website on August 21, 2010.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study of the Port of Vancouver’s signature project — a planned 27-mile expansion of rail tracks to speed cargo and handle more of it — says the port will...
Clinton, Iowa, celebrates railport with groundbreaking ceremony
(The following story by Andrew Mitchell appeared on the Clinton Herald website on August 21, 2010.) CLINTON, Iowa — It was a hammer instead of a shovel that ushered in the groundbreaking of the Lincolnway Railport on Friday. With Gov. Chet Culver and Union Pacific...
Transit hub in Normal, Ill., to be ready next summer
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 21, 2010.) NORMAL, Ill. — The community of Normal expects to have a four-story, $43.2 million transportation hub open downtown in time for the first high-speed trains between...
Amtrak keen to add trips to Vancouver
(The following story by Frank Luba appeared on The Province website on August 22, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Amtrak's long-range plans for trains into Vancouver could mean four trips a day instead of the current two. The two trains -- which were expanded for the 2010...
New Amtrak Cascades train exceeds ridership goals
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on August 21, 2010.) PORTLAND, Ore. — After one year in operation, the first direct, round-trip Amtrak train between Portland and Vancouver, B.C., has topped its expectations. The train stops in Vancouver along the way....
July was VRE’s worst month
(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on August 21, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Few Virginia Railway Express passengers will forget riding the train on the Fredericksburg Line during the summer of 2010. A brush fire broke out near the...
BNSF turns down ‘polluter of the year’ award
(The following story by Mark Muckenfuss appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on August 23, 2010.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Oscars, Emmys, Tonys -- awards are usually a good thing. Winners get to flaunt them, prop them up in a trophy case, put them on the mantel. Who...
