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KCS announces train service to multi-modal shipper facility in Toluca, México
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on April 28, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) is pleased to announce the addition of intermodal train service to Puerta México, a new multi-modal facility in Toluca, México. Operated by Ports...
Grass fire burns near Modesto Amtrak station
(The following appeared on the Modesto Bee website on April 28, 2009.) MODESTO, Calif. — Firefighters spent almost three hours today putting out a 5-acre grass fire just east of Modesto near the Amtrak train station. The fire was reported about 10:45 a.m. and started...
MBTA warns of service cuts, fare increases
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on April 28, 2009.) WORCESTER, Mass. — MBTA chief Daniel A. Grabauskas yesterday warned there could be “dramatic fare increases and drastic service cuts” to public transportation unless...
NJ Transit fares will hold steady this year
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 29, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit fares will not rise this year, but 2010 may be a different story. Richard Sarles, the agency's executive director, says the agency will not raise ticket prices for bus, train...
Firefighters contain NJ fire that delayed trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 29, 2009.) NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Rail service is back to normal in northern New Jersey after a brush fire briefly halted Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains. Amtrak resumed train traffic through the North Bergen...
Opinion: Caution signals for railroad stocks
(The following column by Aaron Pressman appeared on the Business Week website on April 29, 2009.) NEW YORK — Stocks of major railroads have rallied over the past two months on hopes that an economic recovery might improve their business by yearend. But analysts and...
Citigroup downgrades railway companies
(Canwest News Service circulated the following on April 28, 2009.) OTTAWA — Citigroup is sounding a cautious note on the railroad sector, citing narrowing pricing gains and regulatory concerns. It downgraded three companies in the sector. Citi downgraded Canadian...
Meetings set on high-speed Las Vegas-California train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 28, 2009.) LAS VEGAS — Developers of a plan for a high-speed train linking Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., along Interstate 15 want to hear from residents about the privately funded proposal. DesertXpress...
Arlen Specter leaves GOP, shifting Senate balance
(The following story by Paul Kane, Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray appeared on the Washington Post website on April 29, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania provided a boost to President Obama's ambitious legislative agenda yesterday by...
Opinion: What’s Obama done for workers in his first 100 days? Plenty
(The following column by Art Levine appeared on the Huffington Post website on April 29, 2009.) In the media frenzy over Obama's first 100 days, his administration's new direction for workers' rights and safety concerns hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. While...
