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Opinion: Why America still needs Amtrak
(The following column by Curtis Tate appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — U.S. travelers have grown accustomed to long airport security lines, delayed and crowded flights, and congested roadways. It should come as little surprise to...
Berkshire managers check out BNSF passenger train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on April 30, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett and his top Berkshire Hathaway managers got a special glimpse of the company's latest and biggest acquisition before the annual meeting. Buffett and the...
Buffett emphasizes BNSF purchase at meeting start
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on May 1, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett declared his support for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein Saturday, and said he has no plans to sell his company's stake...
Railroad shares down at the close of April 30 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 30, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $1.23 or 2.1 percent, to $56.05. Canadian National fell $2.37 or 3.8 percent, to $59.79. Canadian Pacific...
Metrolink to unveil commuter train cars with crash-absorbing impact zones
(The following story by Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 2, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Trying to shed a record of deadly accidents, Southern California's Metrolink system will take a leap forward on safety this week when it unveils the nation's...
Norfolk Southern prepares for ‘biggest engineering undertaking’ in last 100 years
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 2, 2010.) NEAR KERMIT, W.Va. — Floodlights glared deep in a century-old tunnel under an Appalachian hillside. An excavator poked at the arched ceiling like a pterodactyl. Chunks of...
NY subway train stopped safely by ‘dead-man’ control
(The following story by Andy Newman appeared on the New York Times website on April 28, 2010.) NEW YORK — They call it the dead-man feature. In the spartan, phone-booth-size motorman’s cab in a subway train, there is a metal arm a few inches long called the...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, April 30 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
California high-speed rail plan troubled, official warns
(The following story by Patrick McGreevy appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 30, 2010.) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — California may not be able to complete a high-speed rail system, set to begin construction in 2012, because of poor planning and a lack of...
U.S. should avoid rail standards that limit Japan
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by John Hughes and Angela Greiling Keane on April 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. should avoid adopting standards for high-speed rail safety that would bar Japanese companies from competing for American projects,...
