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Man injured as duo tries to hop UP train
(The following story by Joel Fulton and Juan Perez Jr. appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on May 27, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — All didn’t make it aboard when two people tried to jump on a moving coal train Thursday near downtown Omaha. A man slipped and injured his...
Canadian Pacific Railway increases note offer
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 28, 2009.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Thursday it will increase to $475 million the amount of its debt it is offering to buy back from bond holders. Earlier this month, the Calgary, Alberta-based...
UP to upgrade lines in Kansas, Colorado
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 29, 2009.) Union Pacific Railroad will spend $9 million to upgrade lines in Kansas and Colorado. The Class I is budgeting $5 million to improve track on a Herington-to-Canton, Kan., line. To be...
Monmouth support for MOM line route in jeopardy
(The following story by Bob Jordan and Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on May 29, 2009.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Monmouth County's support for a new rail line to Red Bank appeared completely gone on Thursday, a day after NJ Transit officials claimed...
Intermodal projects take shape throughout Northwest Ohio
(The following story by Duane Ramsey appeared on the Toledo Free Press website on May 28, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Several projects are under way to put Northwest Ohio on top of the intermodal throne. “We have to take advantage of our location,” said Michael Stolarczyk,...
Cordele, Ga., 160 miles from ocean, wants to be named a port
(The following story by Walter C. Jones appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on May 28, 2009.) CORDELE, Ga. — Officials here have a novel ambition for a city 160 miles from the ocean, namely becoming a port. For seven years, they have educated leaders in state...
Hazmat train rules fuel concerns among Pa. officials
(The following story by Joseph Deinlein appeared on the York Daily Record website on May 28, 2009.) YORK, Pa. — The federal government is requiring railroad companies to reassess how they transport hazardous materials across the country -- fueling concerns that such...
FRA provides emergency rail repair grants to nine state DOTs
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 28, 2009.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded $15 million to nine states for emergency repairs to rail infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. The FRA provided funds...
High-speed rail could run from Oregon to B.C.
(The following story by Bill Sheets appeared on the Everett Herald website on May 28, 2009.) EVERETT, Wash. — Imagine being able to hop on a train at Everett Station and be in Vancouver, B.C., in less than two hours, compared with three hours or more now. Or you could...
High-speed rail dreams depend on dedicated tracks
(The following story by Aubrey Cohen appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on May 28, 2009.) SEATTLE, Wash. — While rail advocates dream of passenger trains blazing through Washington at 200 mph, freight railroad representatives say anything half that...
