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St. Joseph residents say idle BNSF, UP trains a hassle
(The following story by Jennifer Hall appeared on the St. Joe News website on November 16, 2009.) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Trains are a part of life in St. Joseph. Kelly Davis knows that. But what the St. Joseph man doesn’t understand is why the steel giants idle on the...
Study looks at ‘real’ cost of a Vermont train ticket
(The following story by Josh O’Gorman appeared on the Times Argus website on November 15, 2009.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's two passenger train routes lost $31 and $52 per passenger in 2008, according to a recently released study that raises the question of whether...
Santa Cruz on brink of landmark railroad purchase, but can they afford it?
(The following story by Kurtis Alexander appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on November 15, 2009.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For years, transportation planner Luis Mendez has been poring over old county railroad records. The paperwork dates to when trains carried...
Santa Cruz County passenger rail a long-sought but uphill track
(The following story by Cathy Kelly appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on November 16, 2009.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For many Santa Cruz County residents, passenger rail service along the coastal tracks would be a dream come true. Now, with the county...
‘No big surprises’ in Whitefish River cleanup
(The following story by Lynnette Hintze appeared on The Daily Inter Lake website on November 16, 2009.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — Cleanup of petroleum-contaminated sediment in the Whitefish River is on schedule and so far has yielded “no big surprises,” a federal spokesman...
BNSF’s fuel depot in Idaho faces review
(The following story by Alecia Warren appeared on the Coeur d’Alene Press website on November 13, 2009.) COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho — The track wasn't totally clear for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Thursday night, when the company faced its 60-month compliance review...
Springfield rail talks continue, but ‘substantive’ differences remain
(The following story by Bruce Rushton appeared on the State Journal-Register website on November 13, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State and local leaders in Springfield are still meeting, but not reaching agreement, more than a month after Illinois asked for more than...
Rehab of 27 stations to cost Metra $136 million
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on November 16, 2009.) CHICAGO — Some people like the haunted train station look -- the boarded-up windows at the Metra stop at 115th Street, or the eerie yellow light shining on the plywood fencing at Cicero....
Railroad shares mixed at the close of Nov. 13 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 13, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $.02 or percent, to $97.97. CSX rose $.65 or 1.3 percent, to $48.95. Canadian National...
CSX would allow double-stack trains through Mid-Atlantic
(The following story by Jean Tarbett Hardiman appeared on The Herald-Dispatch website on November 14, 2009.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As Prichard and southwestern West Virginia get ready Norfolk Southern Corp.'s double-stacked trains to move through, the eastern part of...
