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Another Chicago burb cuts deal with CN
(The following story by Elisabeth Kilpatrick appeared on the Southtown Star website on December 23.) CHICAGO — Mokena will receive nearly $500,000 to pay for noise mitigation efforts and other concessions from Canadian National Railway under an agreement approved...
Port, BNSF near deal for railway expansion
(The following appeared on the Daily Journal of Commerce website on December 22.) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Port of Vancouver USA and the BNSF Railway Company have reached a preliminary agreement to allow the construction of the port’s $137 million West Vancouver Freight...
Lung cancer links to diesel exposure
(The following story by Steve Patterson appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on December 23.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trucking jobs, like those that will be created as Jacksonville's port expands, appear to carry added risks of lung cancer, a new nationwide study...
Hundreds stuck at Portland-area Greyhound and Amtrak stations
(The following story by Aimee Green appeared on The Oregonian website on December 22.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of Greyhound passengers have been stranded in Portland, and many settled in Monday for a third night of sleeping on the station's tile floors. Snow also...
Snow still canceling, delaying Amtrak in Northwest
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 22.) SEATTLE — Heavy snow is still curtailing passenger train service in the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak's Cascades service remained shut down Monday between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, British Columbia. Gus...
Roll in luxury from Chicago to Obama’s inauguration
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on December 23.) CHICAGO — You can witness history in the lap of luxury - all for the bargain price of $2,599. American Rail Excursions, a Sauk Village charter service specializing in travel...
Amtrak beefs up inauguration day service
(The following story by Katharine Q. Seelye appeared on the New York Times website on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is adding extra trains to go in and out of Washington on Inauguration Day. The trains will be added on the Northeast Corridor between...
Inauguration Day MARC train tickets go on sale
(The following report from WBAL-TV appeared at MSNBC.com on December 22.) BALTIMORE — Maryland transit officials said tickets for MARC trains on Inauguration Day went on sale Saturday. Round-trip tickets cost $25 and will be on sale from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the...
MBTA train grazes a car at rail crossing
(The following story by Noah Bierman and Martin Finucane appeared on the Boston Globe website on December 23.) BOSTON — A video of a car taking a glancing blow yesterday from an Abington commuter train dramatized a new MBTA crackdown on drivers who ignore rail...
Feinstein has tough questions for Metrolink safety panel
(The following story by Steve Hymon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on December 22.) LOS ANGELES — In recent weeks, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been keeping a close eye on Metrolink and the commuter rail carrier's efforts to improve safety. Today,...
