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Plan to use video at railroad crossings heads to Illinois governor
(The following story appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on May 19, 2009.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House approved legislation Tuesday that would let communities and the Illinois Commerce Commission post cameras at some railroad crossings in order...
Amtrak cuts Northeast fares 25 percent for the summer
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on May 20, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said yesterday that it cut fares on regional trains in the Northeast 25 percent for the summer travel season as it seeks to rekindle demand eroded by...
Lawsuits over Amtrak derailment settled
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 19, 2009.) SEATTLE, Wash. — Settlements have been reached in all but one of the lawsuits stemming from an Amtrak train derailment near Stevenson in 2005. U.S. District Court filings show the latest settlement was...
Opinion: A vibrant US train industry would employ more people than car makers do now
(The following column by Yonah Freemark appeared on The Infrastructurist website on May 19, 2009.) Everyone knows America’s passenger train system is pathetic by international standards, so President Obama’s $13 billion commitment to build a national high-speed rail...
PATH emergency drill, done as advertised
(The following story by Christine Hauser appeared on the New York Times website on May 20, 2009.) NEW YORK — Emergency lights flashed in the early-morning chill, streets were sealed off, and within minutes, firefighters and police officers had raced through the smoky...
Study: Rails overcharge consumers by $3 billion
(The following story by John Gallagher appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A study released May 19 by the Consumer Federation of America claims railroads overcharge consumers $3 billion a year as a result of monopoly...
Union Pacific testifies against antitrust legislation
(Dow Jones circulated the following on May 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) executive urged members of Congress Tuesday to oppose pending legislation that would strip longstanding antitrust exemptions for freight railroad companies, saying the...
Rail companies petition to stop moving toxins
(The following story by Thomas Frank appeared on the USA Today website on May 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad companies are pressing federal regulators to cut back on trains carrying hazardous materials through urban areas, saying they fear a catastrophic...
Rail-line funding remains a hurdle
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — If a proposed rail line for South Jersey is built, who will pay to run the trains? Because fares would probably cover less than half the expected $29...
Metrolink to install video cameras in locomotive cabs
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 16, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — Video cameras will be installed in Metrolink train engines by September to improve safety and to avoid crashes like the one that killed 25 people and injured 130 others in Los Angeles last...
