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Locomotive thieves sought
(The Sun Sentinel posted the following article on its website on February 24.) MIAMI -- Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find those who stole a CSX 120-ton locomotive over the weekend, a CSX Railroad spokesman said Tuesday. The diesel locomotive...
Senate confirms Solis as labor secretary
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Sam Hananel on February 24.) WASHINGTON -- California Rep. Hilda Solis won confirmation Tuesday as President Barack Obama’s labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after years of...
Canadian National Railway challenges federal regulators over train overpasses in Chicago area
(The following article by Richard Wronski was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on February 24.) CHICAGO -- The Canadian National Railway challenged the authority of federal regulators to make the railroad pay an estimated $70 million for two overpasses, in Aurora...
N.Y. Rail study ended
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on February 24.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- A state Senate task force launched by then-Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno in 2005 to investigate and facilitate development of high-speed rail...
Norfolk Southern CEO: Battle awaits in Congress
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 23.) CHICAGO -- The major U.S. railroads face a “serious battle” in the current U.S. Congress over upcoming legislation that would govern how they set their prices and how they are regulated, the top executive at...
Central Florida commuter rail: Who pays if somebody gets hurt?
(The following article by Dan Tracy was posted on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 24.) ORLANDO -- A 112-ton freight car owned by CSX Corp. rolled unattended down a siding for three miles, finally crashing into a stopped commuter train just outside Boston....
Long Island Rail Road marks 175th anniversary
(Newsday posted the following article on its website on February 23.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road is marking its 175th birthday by giving riders Broadway tickets and other prizes. The railroad has announced monthly customer appreciation days with free prize...
The Wild West in South Florida: Freight train stolen
(The South Florida Sun-Sentinel posted the following article on its website on February 24.) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY -- Authorities in Miami-Dade don’t yet know who took a 120-ton freight train for a weekend joy ride, CBS 4 is reporting. The CSX diesel locomotive...
Thief steals CSX locomotive from siding
(The following article was posted on the CBS4 website on February 24.) HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- You lock a car, but you don’t lock a locomotive. After all, where can you take it? Sounds logical, but logic didn’t stop a thief from stealing a CSX Locomotive sometime after...
Amtrak Cascades reaches record ridership in 2008
(The following article was posted on the Progressive Railroading website on February 23.) Last year, Amtrak Cascades ridership hit an all-time-high 774,421 passengers, up 14.4 percent compared with 2007, when the previous record was set. Ridership grew by double...
