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Daunting problems for N.J.’s new DOT chief
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadephia Inquirer website on April 5, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — James Simpson, the new commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, inherits plenty of problems as he takes over the sprawling...
Philly firefighters douse Septa train fire
(The following story by Ben Finley appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 5, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A train car on one of Septa’s Regional Rail R-7 trains caught fire earlier tonight, causing firefighters to descend upon Bristol’s Septa station...
120 out of work at Progress Rail in Raceland, Ky.
(The following appeared at WSAZ.com on April 6, 2010.) RACELAND, Ky. — One hundred and twenty employees at Progress Rail in Raceland, Ky are now out of a job. The workers were told of the indefinite furloughs during a 6 a.m. meeting Tuesday. One hundred of the workers...
High speed rail plan under fire from L.A. officials
(The following story by Dan Weikel and Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 5, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Transit executives from Los Angeles and Orange counties are pressing officials with the state's high-speed rail project to consider...
Caltrain or not, high-speed rail chugs ahead
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on April 5, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — With or without Caltrain, the California High-Speed Rail Authority still plans to run its bullet trains between San Jose and San Francisco,...
Higher temps bring heat restrictions for MARC trains
(The following story by Stephanie Mlot appeared on the News-Post website on April 2, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Warmer weather means spring is in the air, but it also indicates heat restrictions for MARC trains. Friday's 33-degree change in temperature led CSX to...
Shipping rates going up for Montana wheat farmers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 2, 2010.) HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s wheat farmers will have to pay more to ship their crops this year. The Montana Grain Growers Association says starting Aug. 1, BNSF Railway Co. will increase its shipping rates...
Nebraska court derails suit against Union Pacific
(The following story by Paul Hammel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on April 2, 2010.) LINCOLN, Neb. — A legal complaint about employees who "goosed" co-workers' rear ends and called female colleagues "Rail Dogs" who bore their babies was derailed by the...
Ohio legislative panel may put brakes on passenger rail
(The following story by Jim DeBrosse appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on April 4, 2010.) RIVERSIDE, Ohio — Excitement has been building for months about the planned train station across the street from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and within...
Industry group wants to make Indiana U.S. transport hub
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the NW Times website on April 2, 2010.) MUNCIE, Ind. — A statewide industry consortium billing itself as a "proactive think tank" wants to help land large truck-rail intermodal yards for Indiana, with the Kingsbury...
