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Summer heat takes toll on railroad tracks
(The following appeared on the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Courier website on August 10, 2009.) AMES, Iowa — More than roads are buckling under the extreme heat. Iowa’s railroad tracks also are susceptible to the high temperatures, and this is keeping railroad crews and...
Amtrak might add second train to Vancouver
(The following story by Rolf Boone appeared on The Olympian website on August 8, 2009.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Rail officials with the state Department of Transportation hope to launch a second train this month to Vancouver, B.C., one that would allow Thurston County...
Stimulus funds bring jobs to Amtrak’s Beech Grove maintenance shops
(The following story by Jason Thomas appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on August 8, 2009.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Beech Grove officials are anticipating an economic shot in the arm to go along with a federal stimulus project that has brought new jobs to the...
NS rail facility planned for Antrim Township, Pa.
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on August 7, 2009.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Years of planning a second major rail facility in Franklin County will go public next week when Norfolk Southern unveils plans for building near Exit 3...
KC residents question health risks from rail hub
(The following story by Kevin Wright appeared on the Kansas City Star website on August 9, 2009.) OLATHE, Kan. — Environmentalists say there are several discrepancies and flaws in a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers health-risk evaluation of the Burlington Northern Santa...
Knoxville mayor defends confidentiality agreement in NS rail transfer project
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News-Sentinel website on August 7, 2009.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It has caused him no end of political heat, but Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri says that signing a confidentiality agreement with Norfolk...
Nation needs to establish two or three ‘model’ HSR lines, Rep. Corrine Brown says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 7, 2009.) On Tuesday, Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) reiterated what’s commonly known in rail industry circles: She’s a staunch supporter of high-speed rail (HSR) and commuter rail. Chairman of the...
New England faces competition for federal high-speed rail funds
(The following story by Don Stacom appeared on The Hartford Courant website on August 9, 2009.) HARTFORD, Conn. —Are the New England states really on track to land federal funding for high-speed train service linking Hartford, Springfield and key cities in Vermont and...
Opinion: Are 110-mph trains on the right track?
(The following column by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 10, 2009.) CHICAGO — A Milwaukee Road rail line coal-burning locomotive was clocked going 124 m.p.h. on a stretch between the Twin Cities and Chicago -- in 1939. Bringing up the...
Not so fast, opponents say of rail service
(The following story by Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on August 9, 2009.) ALTON, Ill. — Some train supporters are slow to jump on high-speed rail service. "I am an Amtrak rider but an opponent of high-speed rail," Illinois Policy Institute Executive...
