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Groups stress security risks of inauguration train trip
(The following report by Matt Hosford and Kate Barrett appeared at ABCnews.com on January 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A letter sent to the Secret Service on behalf of environment activist organizations Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth warns that President-elect Barack...
BNSF sends seven track gangs to the Southwest
(BNSF Railway circulated the following on January 5.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Beginning Jan. 8, 2009, BNSF Railway Company will dispatch seven maintenance crews to replace rail and ties between Clovis and Jarales, N.M; Baca, N.M. and Winslow, Ariz.; and Crookton and...
NJ Transit halts distribution of rail newsletter at stations
(The following story by Pat Kelley appeared on the Independent Press website on January 5.) AREA, N.J. — The Lackawanna Coalition, a local rail advocacy group, has been stopped by NJ Transit from distributing its Railgram newsletter at NJ Transit train stations. "This...
Amtrak plans onboard credit sales
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 6.) PHILADELPHIA — To speed onboard ticket sales, Amtrak is planning to buy 2,000 credit-card readers for conductors to use to sell tickets. Amtrak still will require most...
CP Rail to announce fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 results on January 27
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on January 27.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific will release its fourth-quarter and full-year financial and operating results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on January 27, 2009. CP will discuss its results...
BNSF to report fourth-quarter earnings January 21
(BNSF Railway issued the following on January 5.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will present its fourth-quarter 2008 earnings in a Webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time January 21, 2009. BNSF plans to issue its earnings...
Protests rising against railroad freight fees
(The following story by Robert Trigaux appeared at TampaBay.com on January 5.) TAMPA, Fla. — A growing number of railroad customers -- including a prominent electricity provider here in Tampa -- complain big rail companies have been raising prices unfairly. And some...
Lawsuits ongoing four years after Graniteville wreck
(The following story by Mike Gellatly appeared on the Aiken Standard website on January 5.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — After the immediate impact of the Graniteville disaster had cleared, remedies were sought from those injured. Many took their loss or anger out through...
Amtrak apologizes for delayed train trip on Pere Marquette line
(The following report by Jeremy Gonsior appeared on The Holland Sentinel website on January 5.) HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Amtrak officials said they are sorry for multiple failures that led to a 12-hour delay Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 of the Pere Marquette line, according...
Amtrak’s Texas Eagle ridership up
(The following story by Sandra Cason appeared on the Marshall News Messenger website on January 5.) MARSHALL, Texas — In what may be a sign of the economic times, more and more people are opting to travel by train, according to figures released recently by Amtrak. A...
