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Vancouver port vows to unplug bottleneck
(The following story by David Ebner appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 6, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — On the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, tall cranes hoist containers off ships onto the docks of Canada’s busiest port. And there the containers sit. North...
Santa Cruz County to run tourist trains on Union Pacific tracks
(The following story by Kurtis Alexander appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on August 5, 2010.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — County transportation leaders agreed Thursday to run tourist trains on the Union Pacific railroad when or if they buy the 32-mile rail line....
Delaware study examines north-south passenger rail
(The following story by Dan Shortridge appeared on The News Journal website on August 6, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Transportation authorities in Delaware and Maryland soon will begin studying the possibility of a new passenger rail line that would run north and south...
Work begins on Amtrak’s Downeaster extension
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 5, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak's Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday. Gov. John Baldacci...
Cracked wheel blamed for UP derailment in Oakland
(The following story appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 5, 2010.) OAKLAND, Calif. — A crack in a wheel is what caused a freight train to derail at 34th Street in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, a Union Pacific spokesman said Wednesday. The...
MBTA to reduce emissions in federal clean air settlement
(The following story by Beth Daley appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 4, 2010.) BOSTON — Excessive train idling in South Boston and Scituate by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now means the agency and a contractor will spend more than $2...
North Charleston mayor has harsh words for NS
(The following story by Schuyler Kropf appeared on The Post and Courier website on August 5, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. ‚ North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said it's urgent the city move forward on its own railroad plan because the state and just about everyone else...
LaHood downplays Ohio GOP attack on passenger rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on August 5, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday downplayed threats by Ohio Republicans to stop a high-profile passenger rail project if they take over state...
Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority unveils track plans
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on August 5, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — It became clearer Thursday that the state's high-speed train will run above ground in the Peninsula and South Bay -- including on so-called...
Railroad shares up at the close of August 5 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 5, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.28 or .5 percent, to $54.59. Canadian National rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $65.71. Canadian Pacific rose...
