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Amtrak’s Oregon return could pick up head of steam
(The following story by Eric Florip appeared on The East Oregonian website on August 12, 2009.) HERMISTON, Ore. — Amtrak may be one step closer to restoring its Pioneer Route through Eastern Oregon, according to a spokesman for Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. - a long-time...
Sullivan City holds hope for U.S.-Mexico rail bridge
(The following story by Jared Janes appeared on The Monitor website on August 12, 2009.) McALLEN, Texas — Sullivan City Mayor Rosendo Benavides traces his finger along a line on the map leading from Monterrey to South Texas. Abruptly, right before it crosses the Rio...
Watco launches Alabama Warrior Railway
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 12, 2009.) Last week, the Watco Cos. Inc. launched its 21st short line. Subsidiary Watco Transportation Services Inc. started up the Alabama Warrior Railway (ABWR), which operates 15 miles of...
Second Amtrak train to Vancouver, B.C. starts Aug. 19
(The following appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on August 13, 2009.) SEATTLE — The second daily Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. is slated to start running Aug. 19, the state Department of Transportation reported Wednesday....
KCS, Indiana Rail Road make management changes
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 12, 2009.) Today, Kansas City Southern announced that David Ebbrecht will direct operations for the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR). KCS previously announced on July 24 that he had...
BNSF moving cars to Butte for storage
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 12, 2009.) HELENA, Mont. — BNSF Railway plans to begin moving rail cars to unused track on the east end of Butte. Spokesman Gus Melonas says a total of 54 62-foot-long flat cars are expected to be stored on the...
Christopher A. Hart sworn in as NTSB member
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christopher A. Hart was sworn in today as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Member Hart joins the Board after a long career in transportation...
Opinion: How big are the environmental benefits of high-speed rail?
(The following column by Edward L. Glaeser appeared on the New York Times website on August 12, 2009. He is an economics professor at Harvard.) NEW YORK — How large are the environmental and other social benefits of high-speed rail? I’ve now reached the halfway point...
NS selects Greencastle, Pa., site for Crescent Corridor intermodal facility
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that it will construct a new intermodal terminal in Greencastle, Pa., to serve the Mid-Atlantic region, as part of the railroad’s multi-state Crescent Corridor initiative to establish a high-speed intermodal freight rail...
Pa. Gov. Rendell, Norfolk Southern announce intermodal rail facility
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on August 12, 2009.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell showed his support for Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor initiative Wednesday, promising that his $45 million...
