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Signals get crossed on Worcester rail link plans
(The following story by Eric Moskowitz appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 9, 2010.) BOSTON, Mass. — The commuter rail has been Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray’s signature issue since he took office as a Worcester city councilor more than a decade ago. He...
Mass. Governor urges passenger rail plan
(The following story by Steven H. Foskett Jr. appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on August 10, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray last night reiterated his support for passenger rail service from Worcester through Cambridge to North Station...
Amtrak riders hit new high Lancaster, Pa.
(The following story by Tim Mekeel appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on August 9, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — More trains plus faster trains continues to equal more riders at the Lancaster Amtrak station. Amtrak ridership here exceeded 500,000 for the first time...
Amtrak ridership on Chicago-St. Louis line is up 11 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 9, 2010.) CHICAGO — Amtrak says ridership on its rail line between Chicago and St. Louis is up 11 percent over the last fiscal year. Amtrak says that from October 2009 through July, more than a half-million...
Railroad shares up at the close of August 9 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 9, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.47 or .9 percent, to $53.87. Canadian National rose $.05 or .1 percent, to $64.25. Canadian Pacific rose...
10 corridors targeted for high-speed rail
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 9, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The federal government, since 1991, has designated 10 corridors for high-speed rail development, including the Philadelphia-to-Pittsburgh...
Foreign firms see profits in U.S. high-speed rail
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 10, 2010.) LA ROCHELLE, France —The train factory here on the Bay of Biscay was created in 1918 by the masters of the industry - the Americans - to build troop transports...
Cost the highest hurdle for high-speed rail in U.S.
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 9, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — As the United States takes its first tentative steps toward high-speed rail travel, the initial hurdle is the biggest: money. In the past, the...
BNSF net jumps 49 percent to $603 million
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 9, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway posted a $603 million net income for the second quarter, up 49.3 percent from a year earlier as revenue rose 23.5 percent to $4.094...
Nebraska Supreme Court reinstates West Nile lawsuit against UP
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 6, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Wyoming woman should have her day in court as she accuses Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad of not doing...
