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Amtrak expansion for Illinois moving forward
(The following story by Mike Riopell appeared on The Southern website on October 2.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Efforts to bring Amtrak service to the Quad-Cities and other communities in Illinois and Iowa are inching forward. Legislation awaiting President Bush's signature...
Editorial: With DM&E sale approved, focus on mitigation
(The following editorial appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on October 2.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — The inevitable happened on Tuesday when the federal Surface Transportation Board gave its approval to the proposed sale of the DM&E rail line to Canadian Pacific Railway....
SEPTA riders like new train car on display
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 3.) PHILADELPHIA — Thaddeus Robinson rolled his wheelchair off SEPTA's new railcar, grinning. "It's much better than the old cars," said Robinson, of West Philadelphia,...
San Bernardino residents urge cleaner air immediately
(The following appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on October 2.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Air pollution reductions can't come soon enough for a number of people who live near BNSF Railway's yard. Westside residents crowded the council chambers at City Hall on...
CSX offers settlement for Ky. derailment
(The following story by Stephanie Segretto appeared on the WLKY website on October 2.) BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Thousands of Bullitt County residents could soon be cashing in, collecting hundreds for what they went through during a train derailment more than a year and a...
IAM ratifies accord with freight railroads
(The National Railway Labor Conference issued the following on October 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have approved a new agreement with the nation's major freight railroads, joining 12 other...
FRA bans mobile-phone use by rail crews
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on October 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators are forbidding railroad crews to use mobile phones and other personal electronic devices while operating trains following a fatal collision in...
Canadian Transportation agency upholds complaints against CN
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 3.) MONTREAL — The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX:CNR), Canada's largest railway and a major commodities transporter, failed to meet service obligations to four...
After several dark years, Amtrak does well in Congress
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on October 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress has given final approval to a bill that could nearly double Amtrak’s annual subsidy, which in recent years has been just over $1 billion, and that...
Mica: President to sign high-speed rail measure
(The office of Congressman John L. Mica issued the following on October 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader, said today that President Bush will sign legislation that allows for...
