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Va. Beach to get $20M from state to buy possible light-rail line
(The following story by Aaron Applegate appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 6, 2009.) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The city is about to receive a $20 million state grant to help buy the old Norfolk Southern rail line right of way, which long has been coveted for...
NY gov to make statewide rail service announcement
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on March 9, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson plans to make an announcement on statewide passenger rail service. Paterson has scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. Monday at the Amtrak train station in...
Editorial: Build high-speed rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Buffalo News website on March 9, 2009.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Here’s an idea worth tracking: The Obama administration seems receptive to creation of a new high-speed rail line between Buffalo and Albany, a potential local link to far...
High-speed train from Chicago: Next stop, Minneapolis?
(The following story by Mary Jane Smetanka appeared on the Star Tribune website on March 6, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — With $8 billion in the federal stimulus package devoted to high-speed rail projects, supporters of the long-planned high-speed train from Chicago to...
CSX says $11 million shareholder settlement approved
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 8, 2009.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. said a New York Federal Court has approved a settlement in which the railroad operator will be paid $11 million by two activist shareholder hedge funds over alleged securities law...
NTSB reiterates its commitment to ridding fatigue in transportation during Sleep Awareness Week
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board, in recognition of National Sleep Awareness Week, reiterates its commitment to eliminating human fatigue in the transportation...
CSX engineer sues police over breath test
(The following story by Rusty Marks appeared on the West Virginia Gazette website on March 9, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A railroad engineer forced to take a breath test for alcohol after a fatal train accident in Montgomery is suing Montgomery police and the Kanawha...
Sector snap: Analyst sees bumpy road for rails
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 6, 2009.) NEW YORK — A Citi Investment Research analyst initiated coverage of the railroad sector Friday, warning that deteriorating shipment volume will hamper earnings among some in the group. The railroads...
Opinion: Obama’s on the right track with rail spending
(The following column by Neal Peirce appeared on the Seattle Times website on March 7, 2009.) SEATTLE — For decades, a hardy band of rail advocates — routinely ignored — has pressed for a modern rail passenger system in America. So imagine their incredulous joy when...
Crews remove Union Pacific tank car
(The following appeared on the Advocate website on March 9, 2009.) BATON ROUGE, La. — Work crews on Sunday removed a railroad tank car carrying molten sulfur and rebuilt a train trestle at Plaquemine — a day after a southbound Union Pacific freight train derailed,...
