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Canada’s Exporail exhibition contains railway history donated by ordinary folk
(The following story by David Johnston appeared on The Gazette website on September 28, 2009.) MONTREAL — Ten days before he died in 2007, Fred Angus of Westmount told Exporail, the Canadian railway museum on the South Shore of Montreal, about an important document...
Magazine says UP is a good spot to start a career
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 30, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has been named 1 of the best places to start a career. Business Week ranked the Omaha-based railroad No. 28 in this year's list of the best places to get started in the...
Union Pacific changes role of Brooklyn Train Yard
(The following story by Eric Norberg appeared on The Bee website on September 30, 2009.) PORTLAND, Ore. — On August 28th, Union Pacific moved “Intermodal” traffic from the Albina Train Yard to the Brooklyn Yard, while transferring many train-building activities to the...
Trucking biz not threatened by rail’s popularity
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on September 30, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Most of the logistics and transportation headlines these days revolve around railroads beefing up their operations in Memphis, one of the most significant...
Quad City residents review Chicago rail service plans
(The following story by Thomas Geyer appeared on the Quad City Times website on September 30, 2009.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — For proponents of passenger rail service between Chicago and Iowa City, having the chance Tuesday to see routes validated that it just may become a...
D.C. Metro will equip buses, trains with cameras
(The following story by James Hohmann appeared on the Washington Post website on September 29, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metro officials are preparing to install video cameras on an unspecified number of rail cars, the first step in what could become a systemwide...
Officials still hopeful about Henderson-Overton rail line’s future
(The following story by Betty Waters appeared on the Tyler Morning Telegraph website on September 30, 2009.) HENDERSON, Texas — There's still eagerness and optimism about prospects of saving the Henderson-Overton rail spur even though the owner, Union Pacific Railroad...
Maglev developer to proceed despite challenges
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 29, 2009.) LAS VEGAS — The developer behind a California-to-Nevada rail project says the plans will push forward despite political complications and a rival project. American Magline Group's proposed $12...
Key California high-speed rail plans to be unveiled at meeting today
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on September 29, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The polarizing issue of whether the local portion of the high-speed train should be tunneled, built on high-rise tracks or through some...
Illinois high-speed rail hits another speed bump
(The following story by Kurt Erickson appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on September 29, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Efforts to bring faster Amtrak service to Illinois hit another speed bump Tuesday. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, introduced...
