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Editorial: Amtrak service will be long-term boon to Lynchburg area
(The following editorial appeared on The News & Advance website on October 4, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Few people may have realized, but a new era dawned Thursday morning in Lynchburg, when a second Amtrak train to Washington, D.C., pulled out of the Kemper Street...
Turf war may slow Houston commuter rail plans
(The following story by Carolyn Feibel appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on October 4,2 009.) HOUSTON, Texas — A political turf war has broken out to determine who will bring commuter rail to the Houston area. While actual trains are years in the future, the...
Union Pacific seeks suspects, offers reward after track tampering
(The following story by Michael Ford appeared on the Courier News website on October 2, 2009.) RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) is offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the successful prosecution of the person or persons...
Laredo City Council making big push for new rail bridge
(The following story by Ray Gomez appeared at Pro8News.com on October 4, 2009.) LAREDO, Texas — A few city council members are making a big push to bring a new rail bridge to Laredo. Councilman Gene Belmares will open up discussion on the topic at tomorrows council...
Railroads companies stock mixed at the close of trading on Friday
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 5, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.65 or .8 percent, to $78.85. CSX fell $.12 or .3 percent, to $41.65. Canadian National...
CSX links Buffalo, East Coast ports
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 2, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation launched intermodal train service between Buffalo, N.Y., and the seaports of New York City and Philadelphia, in a bid to win...
High-speed rail meetings in San Jose to tackle alternate routes
(The following story by Stephen Baxter appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 2, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alternate routes for California's high-speed rail project could have a big impact on several San Jose neighborhoods in coming years, and the...
High-speed rail plan may alter California landscape
(The following appeared on the Daily Breeze website on October 3, 2009.) TORRANCE, Calif. — The devil may be in the details for California's ambitious high-speed rail plans now that the public has a chance to see specific alternative plans for $2.19 billion worth of...
Price tag climbs for Illinois high-speed rail
(The following story by Bruce Rushton appeared on The State Journal-Register website on October 3, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A high-speed rail project pegged to cost slightly more than $2.4 billion in August has zoomed to more $3.2 billion, according to an...
Recent developments might give SunRail commuter train momentum
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on October 3, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — The proposed SunRail commuter train through Central Florida, wrecked twice in the state Senate, might be regenerating some significant steam. Supporters...
