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Union Pacific to clean up some homes in Minnesota
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 7, 2009.) WINONA, Minn. — Union Pacific Railroad will clean up about 15 houses in Winona after they were flecked with oil from a leaky locomotive on Friday. Homes and cars on Front Street near Mankato Avenue were...
Springfield to consider Amtrak station upgrade
(The following story by Tim Landis appeared on the State Journal-Register website on May 7, 2009,) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A plan is in the works to spend $571,500 in downtown tax increment funds to pay most of the cost of restoring Springfield’s Amtrak station. The...
Whitefish residents near rail yard to test for toxins
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 7, 2009.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — Some Whitefish residents with property near a Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard have hired an attorney and plan to test for toxins after BNSF started offering to buy property...
Carolina officials grapple with port rail lines
(The following story by Schuyler Kropf appeared on the Post and Courier website on May 8, 2009.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Pressure to find a solution to the North Charleston port and rail line debate is under a two-week window, spurred on by the likely decision to end the...
Mayo Clinic sees opportunity in high speed rail line
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on May 8, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Rochester area officials have been quietly shaping a route for high-speed passenger rail that goes to Rochester International Airport, runs west to...
Radiologist doesn’t recall key X-ray, CSX claims
(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 6, 2009.) WHEELING, W.Va. — Radiologist Ray Harron doesn't remember the X-ray at the heart of CSX Transportation's fraud conspiracy suit against him and Pittsburgh lawyers,...
Opinion: Following Amtrak’s rules, right out of the quiet car
(The following column by Beth Greenfield appeared on the New York Times website on May 8, 2009.) NEW YORK — Every other summer Friday, I board a morning Amtrak Acela Express from Penn Station in New York to Boston, then catch the Bay State Cruise Company’s fast ferry...
A century of trains leaves unwanted legacy
(The following story by Richard Hanners appeared on the Whitefish Pilot website on May 6, 2009.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — BNSF Railway's recent interest in acquiring properties in Whitefish's Railroad District has a lot of people wondering about the status of spilled fuel...
Long just a plan, details coming together to make high-speed rail a reality in Michigan
(The following story by Chris Killian appeared on the Michigan Messenger website on May 7, 2009.) LANSING, Mich. — The plan has been laid-out, governors throughout the region have signed-on to it and the money is now available. All that needs to happen now is a...
$200M more in federal funds pledged for Hudson rail tunnel
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on the Star-Ledger website on May 7, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — The Obama administration will contribute $200 million toward a new commuter rail tunnel to Manhattan, New Jersey's congressional leaders announced yesterday. The...
