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Obama to follow Lincoln inaugural tradition
(The following by Gerald Hill appeared on the Sonoma Sun website on January 16, 2009.) SONOMA, Calif. — Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration in 1861 attracted 20,000 attendees, straining the ability of the capital to house the visitors, compared to the anticipated two...
Train car Obama said to be using has long presidential pedigree
(The following story by Frederick N. Rasmussen appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on January 16, 2009.) BALTIMORE — Passengers aboard Amtrak's northbound Silver Meteor departing Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this week, probably had no idea that another chapter of...
Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen News for January available online
CLEVELAND — The January 2009 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News is now available on the BLET website. Past issues of the official BLET monthly publication dating to 1997 are also on the BLET website. The current issue is available here as a PDF:...
RRB customer service plan update
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on January 12, 2009.) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s Customer Service Plan promotes the principles and objectives of customer-driven quality service agency-wide. The RRB’s revised plan, effective...
Locomotive horn stolen from parked train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 15, 2009.) UNION MILLS, Ind. — Authorities believe it may have a railroad buff who stole a large horn from a locomotive parked in northwestern Indiana. The horn consists of three aluminum trumpets and weighs 10...
STB issues proposed rules regarding solid waste rail transfer facilities
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on January 14, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting comments on proposed rules to implement The Clean Railroads...
Fitch rates Norfolk Southern senior notes ‘BBB+’
(The Associated Pres circulated the following on January 14.) NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it has assigned an investment-grade rating to freight railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp.'s $500 million in new privately placed senior unsecured notes. The...
GO trades blames CN as freezing commuters fume
(The following story by Jeff Gray appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 15, 2009.) TORONTO — Trouble-plagued GO Transit tried to blame Canadian National Railway Co. yesterday after thousands of commuters faced a morning of cancelled trains and delays of up...
Planning money sought for high-speed rail line through Rochester, Minn.
(The following story by Heather J. Carlson appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on January 15, 2009.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Rochester-area lawmakers are once again trying to get $500,000 to study a possible high-speed rail line from Chicago to the Twin Cities via...
Opponents continue to push to cut Vermont Amtrak service
(The following story by Peter Hirschfeld appeared on the Rutland Herald website on January 15, 2009.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Opponents of a plan to cut passenger rail service between Rutland and New York City are readying for a heated debate over how to balance the...
