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CSX fights bridge-painting bill
(The following story by Christina E. Sanchez appeared on The Tennessean website on February 9, 2009.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A national railroad company is calling a proposed Nashville law "bad public policy" because it would force it to spend nearly $5 million during a...
Longview rail answers remain elusive
(The following story by Jimmy Isaac appeared on the News-Journal website on February 7, 2009.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Uncertainty dominated talks at the Longview Mayor's Task Force on Passenger Rail on Friday. Mayor Jay Dean formed the committee in June to develop reliable...
FRA receives ‘overwhelming’ response to request for high-speed rail proposals
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 6, 2009.) So far, more than 80 companies and state departments of transportation have responded to the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) request for expressions of interest to develop...
Lowered auto demand drives Norfolk Southern off the tracks
(The following story by Pamela Scott Johnson appeared on the Williamson Daily News website on February 7, 2009.) WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The future is looking grim for not only local coal mines but the railroad industry as well. Not even a year has passed since coal...
Amtrak tries to increase service to B.C.
(The following story by Kristin Jackson appeared on the Seattle Times website on February 8, 2009.) SEATTLE — There's an easy way to avoid delays at the U.S.-Canada border crossing at Blaine, both now and during next year's Winter Olympics: Take the train from Seattle...
Metra campaign lets passengers ride with the presidents
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — Starting Monday afternoon, Metra riders on the Fox Lake line will see a train car wrapped with the images of the four presidents with Illinois roots: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S....
Amtrak honors rail porters who changed history
(The following appeared on The Seattle Times website on February 7, 2009.) SEATTLE — It's been 65 years since Troy Walker got hired as a dining-car waiter on the Santa Fe Railway, but he readily recalls a few things he loved about the job: the steady, clean work; the...
Trestle fire in Delta disrupts rail traffic
(The following story by Mark R. Kent appeared on the Press Register website on February 9, 2009.) MOBILE, Ala. — Fire damaged a railroad trestle along the CSX Transportation main line Saturday afternoon, disabling the north Mobile County bridge for at least two weeks...
CN ready to move freights but needs limit numbers
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on February 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — Up to six freight trains a day could move from CN tracks to the EJ&E railroad in early March. Canadian National officials are still working out details of the...
TCRC calls recent CP Rail derailments avoidable
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Tamsyn Burgmann on February 7, 2009.) TORONTO — A railway workers union president is clashing with Canadian Pacific Rail over safety after several train derailments in the past two weeks. The president of the union...
