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Approval given for New Jersey rail bridges
(The following story by Ken Belson appeared on the New York Times website on January 1.) NEW YORK — In a move that could unlock one of the thorniest railroad bottlenecks in the Northeast, the Federal Railroad Administration on Wednesday signed off on a plan to replace...
Winter Haven residents protest at CSX headquarters
(The following story by David Bauerlein appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on December 31.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of Central Florida residents picketed outside CSX's Jacksonville headquarters Tuesday to make their case that CSX should offer financial...
Mica vows central Florida commuter rail push
(The following story by Isaac Babcock appeared on the Observer website on January 1.) WINTER PARK, Fla. — Central Florida Commuter Rail may be on the back burner for some politicians during the holidays, but for Florida Congressman John Mica, all railroads lead...
Track upgrades could boost Missouri’s rail travel in 2009
(The following story by Tom Uhlenbrock appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on January 4.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Rich Eichhorst can see the light at the end of the tunnel for Missouri's beleaguered Amtrak riders. And he hopes it's not an approaching freight...
Amtrak, on the rebound, studying new routes
(The following story by Cleon Rickel appeared on the KC Tribune website on January 2.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harold Pearson, Kansas City, remembers when Union Station was the place to be. When it was the crossroads of the nation. When it was the pulsing heart of Kansas...
CSX freight train derails on Florida Panhandle
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 3.) MILTON, Fla. — A freight train carrying petroleum, wine and fruit has derailed on the Florida Panhandle amid heavy fog. A spokeswoman for Santa Rosa County in the far western part of the Panhandle says...
Amtrak locomotive catches fire near Los Angeles
(The following story by Susannah Rosenblatt appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on December 30.) LAKE FOREST, Calif. — The locomotive of an Amtrak train carrying 200 people from San Diego to Los Angeles caught fire in Lake Forest this afternoon, delaying...
Service will honor those lost in Graniteville wreck
(The following story by April Bailey appeared on the Aiken Standard website on January 1.) AIKEN, S.C. — It has been four years since the Graniteville train wreck, and for the fourth year since the tragedy, the community will gather to mourn the lives of the nine...
Railroad worker struck by train
(The following appeared on the Superior Telegram on January 3.) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Superior police and fire departments responded to an industrial accident at the Union Pacific rail yard shortly after noon today, according to a news release issued by Superior Police...
Transportation companies battle rough seas
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on January 2.) NEW YORK — They carry laptops and toys, cars and coal, but they're not Santa's elves, and they weren't very jolly this holiday season. It's been a devastating year for the nation's...
