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Florida on the hook for train accidents?
(The following story by Bill Thompson appeared on the Gainesville Sun website on March 30, 2009.) OCALA, Fla. — Seven years ago, a speeding northbound Amtrak passenger train derailed in Putnam County, killing four people and injuring more than 140 of the nearly 500...
CN to report, review first-quarter 2009 financial results on April 20
(CN issued the following on March 27, 2009.) MONTREAL — CN will issue its first-quarter 2009 financial and operating results on April 20, 2009, shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time (ET). CN’s senior officers will review the results and the railway’s outlook that...
NS quarterly earnings conference call set for April 22
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 27, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — We cordially invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT to review our first-quarter results. We expect to issue earnings results after market close on Tuesday, April 21,...
Iowa gets $400K to improve Amtrak stations
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 27, 2009.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will receive about $400,000 in federal funding to improve access for disabled people at the state's Amtrak stations. Gov. Chet Culver announced Friday that Iowa will get funds...
Toledo area to receive $35 million from federal stimulus package
(The following story by David Patch and Ignazio Messina appeared on the Toledo Blade website on March 27, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — The metropolitan Toledo area will get nearly $35 million from a federal stimulus windfall - about half of which will be used to continue...
‘Steel interstate:’ Va. Congressman seeks funds for rail ferry
(The following story by Hawes Spencer appeared on The Hook website on March 29, 2009.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Seizing a moment in history under a president who favors funding railroads to stimulate the economy and move both freight and passengers, Virginia Congressman...
MBTA, CSX commuter rail talks back on track
(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on March 27, 2009.) WORCESTER, Mass. — A Government Accountability Office report finds no national standard for railroad liability agreements, spelling a small victory for state...
There are tracks. And yes, there will be trains
(The following story by Cecily Burt appeared on the Oakland Tribune website on March 28, 2009.) OAKLAND, Calif. — It's been a few years since freight trains rumbled down the tracks that divide Glascock Street, a short thoroughfare along the central waterfront that...
Chicago transit: Ideas to reach 1 billion rides a year
(The following column by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 30, 2009.) CHICAGO — Aaron Renn is a Chicago Transit Authority customer who longs for a transit system that "you can rely on without having to build in ridiculous amounts of time...
BNSF derailment near Caldwell, Texas
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 30, 2009.) CALDWELL, Texas — No injuries have been reported in a derailment near Caldwell in which one train apparently struck another in a switching area. The Burleson County Sheriff's office says the collision...
