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Vermont considers Amtrak routes cut
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 6.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The economic crisis is forcing the state of Vermont to consider cutting back or eliminating the state's two Amtrak passenger train routes. The state pays almost $5 million a year to...
Pa. Governor Rendell backs rail upgrades
(The following story by Don Aines appeared on the Herald-Mail website on December 6.) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The CSX Intermodal Facility south of Chambersburg, which opened in the fall of 2007, will become part of the National Gateway, a proposal for a public-private...
Terror threats prompt Pa. rail security focus
(The BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following on December 5.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — "It's time for Pennsylvania to make sure our rail infrastructure, passenger and freight operations are secure against invasive threats to the system, "Ken Kertesz,...
Short lines get bailout boost
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News website on December 7.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's just one detail in the federal government's $700 billion financial bailout, but a tax credit extension included in that recent legislation should be a boon...
37 cars of BNSF freight train derail near Fargo
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 7.) FARGO, N.D. — A freight train heading from Minneapolis to Minot, N.D., derailed Sunday about 45 miles northwest of Fargo. There were no reports of injuries. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman said...
Amtrak derailment “happened real quick,” injured woman says
(The following story by Jayette Bolinski appeared on the Galesburg Register-Mail website on December 8.) BRIGHTON, Ill. – Bridget Wilbon of Springfield was planning merely to make a surprise visit to her mother in East St. Louis. Instead, Wilbon and her son Elijah...
10 hurt as Amtrak derails in Ill. after collision with truck
(The following story by Jill Moon and Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on December 8.) BRIGHTON, Ill. — A passenger train struck a stalled tractor-trailer and derailed Monday, a first in Macoupin County, miraculously causing only minor injuries to 10...
That’s no sleigh. He’s no Santa. But here come your gifts.
(The following story by Kathy Adams appeared at hamptonroads.com on December 7, 2008) HAMPTON ROADS, Va - In a camouflage baseball cap and orange Harley-Davidson T-shirt, Mike Barton doesn't look much like Santa Claus. He drives a 4,000-horsepower locomotive instead...
Track repair deal ends Amtrak’s opposition to CN purchase of EJ & E
The following story appeared at chicagotribune.com on December 4, 2008) CHICAGO, Il - Amtrak has dropped its opposition to the hotly debated sale of a suburban Chicago railway line after reaching an agreement with Canadian National Railway on track maintenance,...
It’s full steam ahead for Reading and Northern Railroad
(The following story by Darrin Youker appeared at readingeagle.com on December 8, 2008) Port Clinton, PA - Walking into the board room of the Reading and Northern Railroad, a visitor's eyes instinctively drift to the ceiling. Twelve feet overhead, an artist has...
