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‘A Christmas Carol’ with Jim Carrey, coming soon to train stations nationwide
(The following story by Yvonne Villarreal appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 26, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — This holiday weekend, it seemed as though Union Station in downtown Los Angeles had been transformed into Disneyland. Hundreds lined up inside one of...
Part of UP railroad bridge damaged in central Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 22, 2009.) OGDEN, Iowa — An accident has damaged Union Pacific's new railroad bridge under construction over the Des Moines River near Ogden in central Iowa. Spokesman Mark Davis says it will be the longest and...
CP Rail prepares for new post-recovery reality
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on May 22, 2009.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — North America's railways should be prepared for a change in shippers' habits once the economy recovers, the head of Canadian Pacific Railway said on Friday. Chief Executive Fred...
Coal cars make way back to Duluth
(The following story appeared on the Duluth News Tribune website on May 22, 2009.) DULUTH, Minn. — A train of empty freight cars made its way back to Duluth today after spending the past two-plus months at the end of the North Shore Scenic Railroad line. "We removed...
U.S. Class I workforce shrinks some more in April
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 22, 2009.)_ WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Class I workforce got a tad smaller in April. As of April 15, the workforce stood at 154,263, representing a 0.5 percent decrease from mid-March’s level and...
Opinion: Fund second Amtrak Cascades run
(The following editorial from the Vancouver Sun appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on May 22, 2009.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Canadian government should fund extra border officers needed to allow a second daily Amtrak Cascades run between Seattle and...
Amtrak is ecologically sound
(The following editorial appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on May 25, 2009.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Want to take a low-carbon-footprint vacation this summer? Try Amtrak. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, trains emit less carbon than airplanes or...
Advocates say rail service would put Ohio on the map
(The following story by Jim DeBrosse appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on May 23, 2009.) DAYTON, Ohio — Fourteen states now have state-supported Amtrak passenger service, including Ohio’s neighbors Michigan, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Until last fall’s...
In bits and pieces, light rail moves forward in Va. Beach
(The following story by Aaron Applegate appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 23, 2009.) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The first signs of a light-rail project are coming this summer. From traffic-counting tubes, to biologists tramping through wetlands, to...
Opinion: Washington trip shows unity for rail service plan
(The following column by Chuck Sweeny appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on May 23, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — Location, location and location are the three most important things in real estate. It’s also important when you’re trying to influence the U.S....
