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Federal money for trains seeks match from states
(The following story by Alison Costello appeared at Mlive.com on November 7.) LANSING, Mich. — The Midwest is working on a plan to shorten travel time with more high-speed passenger rail trains connecting stations in nine states to Chicago. The plan has been in the...
STB to hold public meeting on EJ&E environmental impact statement
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on November 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will hold a public meeting on November 18, 2008, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters, concerning the Environmental...
Jockeying for Metra seats more difficult with crowded field
(The following story by Kristen Kridel appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 10.) CHICAGO — Even before the 7:42 a.m. train pulls up to the Metra station, Greg St. George and other commuters start inching toward the precise spots where they hope, perhaps...
Opinion: Train to Chicago slow, but ridership up
(The following column by Ellen Creager appeared on the Detroit Free Press website on November 9.) DETROIT — Yes, it's slow. But Amtrak's Wolverine train service from Pontiac and Detroit to Chicago is an alternative for patient people who would rather look out the...
Amtrak train derails on Chicago’s South Side
(The following story by Dan Blake and Pat Regan appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 9.) CHICAGO — An Amtrak train experienced a "very minor" derailment on the Near South Side this morning, officials said. There were no injuries. Two cars of Amtrak...
Pittsburgh attorney files 900 asbestos cases in one day
(The following story by Cara Bailey appeared on the West Virginia Record website on November 9.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Pittsburgh attorney Robert Daley recently filed 900 wrongful death and asbestos lawsuits in one day in Kanawha Circuit Court against two national...
Developer brings Amtrak station to his door
(The following story by Mary Wisniewski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 10.) CHICAGO — You can wait until Amtrak gets the money to put a train station where you want it. Or you can do like local developer Jimmy Gierczyk is doing, and build your...
Opinion: Union Pacific stock outlook uncertain
(The following appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on November 9.) Union Pacific (UNP) is one of two major railroad operators in the western U.S. Its network includes over 32,000 route miles covering 23 states, which includes access to the Canadian and Mexican borders and...
Amtrak’s Downeaster to Maine is fastest-growing rail route
(The following story by Noah Bierman appeared on the Boston Globe website on November 8.) PORTLAND, Maine — In the front of the train, commuters who call themselves the "train wrecks" laugh at self-deprecating jokes, sip Budweisers, and plan a retirement party for one...
BNSF Railway looking at new technologies to reduce air pollution
(The following story by Andrew Edwards appeared on the San Bernardino County Sun website on November 10.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Experimental exhaust filters, locomotives with multiple engines, and diesel engines with built-in brains are among the technologies that...
