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Railroad expansion coming to Arizona
(The following story by Nick Smith appeared on The Explorer website on August 20.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Train traffic may be increasing from Tucson to Phoenix soon, as Union Pacific continues expansion of its rail lines, with plans for parallel tracks running across the...
Amtrak, Illinois officials to discuss service upgrades
(The following appeared on the Fort Mill Times website on August 20.) CHICAGO — The head of Amtrak is set to appear in Chicago to discuss upgrades for the increasingly popular service. Ridership on Amtrak's passenger trains has soared to record levels across the...
California Amtrak trains set rider record
(The following story by Jake Henshaw appeared on the Visalia Times-Delta website on August 20.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Amtrak San Joaquin train rolled to a new ridership record in July, surpassing 100,000 riders for the first time in a single month and adding to a...
Opinion: Giving CN proposal a second thought
(The following Letter to the Editor by Elaine Nekritz appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 19. Ms. Nekritz represnts the 57th District in the Illinois State House of Representatives and serves as Chair of the House Railroad Committee.) CHICAGO — As...
CN plan to buy EJ&E picks up some steam
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on August 20.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway's attempt to buy the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway is picking up supporters. U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski will announce on Thursday that he is...
U.S. airlines cite gender gap in plea for drug-test delay
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on August 20.) NEW YORK — U.S. airlines want to delay implementation of a new rule forcing them to observe urine collections for employee drug tests, saying employers need time to hire and train more workers. Airlines need more...
RRB: Medicare for railroad families
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 12.) CHICAGO — The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries....
Historic UP locomotives coming to North Platte Rail Fest
(The following story by Diane Wetzel appeared on The North Platte Telegraph website on August 19.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The world's largest steam locomotive and the world's largest diesel locomotive will be in North Platte in September as part of Rail Fest 2008, the...
UP plans to put trains back on track on Mococo line
(The following story by Paul Burgarino appeared on the East County Times website on August 18.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the Kirkebys bought their Oakley home six years ago, they were aware of the rail line behind their house. They also knew the line hadn't been used...
Metro-North aims to add trains to Penn Station
(The following story by Greg Marano and Ken Valenti appeared on the Poughkeepsie Journal website on August 18, 2008 POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — If Metro-North Railroad ran some trains to New York's Pennsylvania Station from Poughkeepsie, Nadine Andros would relish the added...
