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Residents wonder: Will that train stop in Genoan?
(The following story by Dave Gathman appeared on the Courier News website on August 6, 2009.) GENOA, Ill. — A political battle has been simmering during the past three months over the question of "Will Genoa and DeKalb County get once-a-day Amtrak passenger train...
Toronto approves plan for Union Station
(The following story by Brodie Fenlon appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 6, 2009.) TORONTO — The future of Union Station - for the next five years at least - is one of diggers, demolition and construction crews after Toronto council approved the final...
Alberta’s bullet train still years in the future
(The following story by Jason Fekete appeared on the Calgary Herald website on August 6, 2009.) ALBERTA, Sask. — Land has been assembled in Calgary and Edmonton, the provincial government is eyeing transportation corridors and there's growing corporate and public...
EJ&E foes prep for next battle
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Fox Valley Sun website on August 6, 2009.) CHICAGO — One appeal of a controversial railway sale was denied this week, clearing the way for another -- this one in federal court. On Wednesday, the federal Surface...
Editorial: It’s time to get over the SunRail blues
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on August 6, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — It's time to get over the blues stemming from SunRail's defeat in Tallahassee more than three months ago. Time, too, to bury any skepticism about whether CSX's...
Railroads lose attempt to block private crossings over La. tracks
(The following story by Joe Gyan Jr. appeared on The Advocate website on August 6, 2009.) BATON ROUGE, La. — A judge refused Wednesday to put the brakes on a state Public Service Commission order requiring railroads to apply for PSC permission before closing private...
Caution, communication needed in Ohio’s 3C Corridor choices
(The following appeared at Building-Cincinnati.com on August 6, 2009.) CINCINNATI, Ohio — City manager Milton Dohoney Jr. says that Cincinnati City administration recognizes the concerns voiced by residents of Columbia Tusculum and the East End over a proposal to run...
Groups emphasize health risk of rail hub
(The following story by Brad Cooper appeared on The Kansas City Star website on August 5, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal regulators are underestimating the health threat posed by a railroad freight center proposed for southwest Johnson County, environmentalists...
FRA awards $1 million rail safety grant to Operation Lifesaver
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on August 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo today announced a $1,015,000 grant for Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), providing the Alexandria, VA-based nonprofit...
Louisiana pushes for New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2009.) BATON ROUGE, La. — The state is working on plans to seek about $300 million from the federal government to launch passenger railroad service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Similar proposals have...
