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Lionel’s new model celebrates LIRR’s 175th anniversary
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on September 2, 2009.) NEW YORK — Train buffs can now celebrate a very big anniversary for the Long Island Rail Road in a very small way, as renowned model train maker Lionel releases a scale...
L.B. Foster awarded $3.9 million rail products stimulus contract for Philadelphia transit project
(L.B. Foster issued the following on September 2, 2009.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA has been awarded a $3.9 million transit rail products stimulus-funded contract for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority...
Editorial: Lynchburg celebrates the start of new Amtrak line
(The following editorial appeared on The Lynchburg News & Advance website on September 3, 2009.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — After several years of negotiating with Amtrak and the state rail agency, the date for a second passenger train from Lynchburg to Washington, D.C., has...
BNSF will begin 4 projects to clean Whitefish River
(The following appeared at Monata’s News Station website on September 2, 2009.) KALLISPEL, Mont. — The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway plans to finish removing contaminated sediment from the upper reach of the Whitefish River will happen by mid-November. BNSF...
Opinion: Freight yard could worsen KC’s ozone problems
(The following column appeared on the Kansas City Star website on September 2, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a strikingly straightforward letter, air quality experts at the Mid-America Regional Council say the BNSF freight yard proposed for Johnson County will worsen...
High-speed rail plan calls for nine overpasses in Springfield, Ill.
(The following story by Deana Poole appeared on the State Journal-Register website on September 3, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Union Pacific Railroad is suggesting the city of Springfield close five rail crossings and build nine overpasses and one underpass along a...
Long Beach port seeks public input on planned on-dock rail facility
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 2, 2009.) This month, the Port of Long Beach, Calif., will hold several public hearings to review a proposal aimed at increasing the use of on-dock trains and reducing the number of local...
Editorial: DM&E decision puts pressure on supporters of a rail bypass of Rochester
(The following editorial appeared on the Rochester Post-Bulletin website on September 2, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Regardless of where you stand concerning coal trains, the Southern Rail Corridor near Rochester and rail traffic in general, last week was eventful. When...
Editorial: DM&E was right to drop Wyoming lawsuit
(The following editorial appeared on the Star-Tribune website on September 1, 2009.) CASPER, Wyo. — The new owners of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad have taken the right action by dropping its ill-advised condemnation lawsuit against 19 landowners in...
Amtrak, high speed rail loom large on Corrine Brown’s plate
(The following story by Leo King appeared on The Examiner website on September 3, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nicholas Martinelli sat in an office chair dressed nattily in a jacket and tie. Examiner met with him in Rep. Corrine Brown’s (D) Jacksonville office on...
