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STB vice chair, rail marketing chiefs are 2009 NARS meeting attractions
(North American Rail Shippers issued the following on April 3, 2009.) CHICAGO, April 3—Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Charles D. Nottingham and a panel of railroad marketing chiefs will highlight the 2009 North American Rail Shippers meeting at the...
Central Florida commuter rail fast running out of steam
(The following editorial appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on April 5, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Central Florida's commuter rail project, SunRail, is in big trouble in Tallahassee. The questionable $1.2 billion deal between the state Department of Transportation and...
Unused rail cars creating blight, cities charge
(The following story by Nathan McIntire appeared on the Pasadena Star News website on April 5, 2009.) MONROVIA, Calif. — The recession has forced a railroad company to park its unused cars along the Gold Line right-of-way, where the cars have become targets for...
Massachusetts town seeks to lure Amtrak
(The following story by Nancy H. Gonter appeared on The Republican website on April 6, 2009.) PALMER, Mass. — Town officials are working to resurrect Palmer's railroad heritage. The Redevelopment Authority is moving forward with an effort to get Amtrak trains to stop...
Opinion: Passenger rail needs funding
(The following column by David Hendricks appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on April 4, 2009.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Before San Antonians and Austinites ever hear a boarding call for passenger train services between their two fair cities, hundreds of...
Amtrak service resumes in three ND cities
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 4, 2009.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Amtrak says it has resumed service to Grand Forks, Devils Lake and Rugby. Amtrak earlier had detoured its Empire Builder around the three North Dakota communities because of flooding....
Seeking the last of the Pullman Porters
(The following story by Jennifer 8. Lee appeared on the New York Times website on April 3, 2009.) NEW YORK — For more than a century, Pullman porters were a part of luxury American train travel until the pressures of jet and car travel started the demise of high-end...
Barron’s: Kansas City Southern may outperform rival
(Reuters circulated the following on April 5.) NEW YORK — Hedge-fund managers and other investors may be looking for stocks that have gotten ahead of their rivals in the market's recent 25 percent gain, Barron's said. Barron's said that some market watchers are...
Train sets off blazes; 14 departments fight fire along NS tracks
(The following story by Jessie Burchette appeared on the Salisbury Post website on April 6, 2009.) SALISBURY, N.C. — More than 100 firefighters from 14 Rowan and Davidson County departments battled fires spread along miles of railroad tracks Sunday afternoon. Norfolk...
FRA awards intercity capital grant for planning of Midwest rail corridors
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on April 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $297,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative...
