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Six runaway UP train cars intentionally derailed near Dunsmuir
(The following story by Ryan Sabalow appeared on the Redding Record Searchlight website on June 3, 2009.) REDDING, Calif. — Six empty runaway train cars were stopped this afternoon in an intentional derailment between Mount Shasta and Dunsmuir, around a half-mile from...
Canadian short line waited over 5 hours to report diesel spill
(The following story by Maria Calabrese appeared on the Edmonton Sun website on June 4, 2009.) MATTAWA, Ont. — The Environment Ministry will look at why it took the Ottawa Valley Railway more than five hours to alert the province about a derailment near Mattawa that...
‘We just held on’ — Engineer
(The following story by Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles appeared on the North Bay Nugget website on June 4, 2009.) NORTH BAY, Ontario — By the time Jim Fournier saw the missing train track it was too late. There was nothing he could do but hold on and brace for impact....
Biden: High-speed rail money on the way
(The following story by Aubrey Cohen appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on June 3, 2009.) SEATTLE, Wash. — Obama administration officials are considering creating a nationwide bond program to fund high-speed rail lines, Vice President Joe Biden said...
High-speed rail line would include various stops in Va.
(The following story by Peter Bacque appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on June 4, 2009.) RICHMOND, Va. — The train still is going to run through the Ashland and Staples Mill stations. The Federal Railroad Administration has dropped consideration of an...
Biden says California high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding
(The following story by Maeve Reston appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on June 4, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — Though California is in the throes of a budget crisis, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the state's high-speed rail project is well-positioned to...
Vice President Biden lifts Florida’s high-speed rail hopes
(The following story by Alfonso Chardy and Lesley Clark appeared on the Miami Herald website on June 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Joe Biden suggested Wednesday that Florida stands a good chance of securing some of the $8 billion the administration has...
High-speed rail: Biden praises Midwest plan to enhance passenger train system
(The following story by Mike Dorning and Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune June 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obama administration officials offered encouraging signs Wednesday that a proposed Midwest high-speed rail network based around a Chicago hub has...
Biden: $8 billion targeted for high-speed rail
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 3, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — The first of $8 billion in financing for high-speed trains on lines such as the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh corridor will be made by late summer, Vice...
Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood meet with governors on future of U.S. high-speed rail
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following press release on June 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood challenged governors to think boldly when designing high-speed rail plans during a...
