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It’s all aboard … if you can park
(The following story by Gil Smart appeared on the Lancaster online website on August 3.) LANCASTER, Pa. — At 9 a.m. Friday morning, Don Davis had the door to his little wooden booth propped open so the air could circulate as he counted the morning take. Business is...
From bust to boom: Deserted Norfolk facility to be imploded
(The following story by Kathy Adams appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on August 2.) NORFOLK, Va. — A facility that helped elevate Norfolk's status among East Coast ports will come to an explosive end Sunday. For about 70 years, the Sewell s Point grain elevator...
Editorial: Spending money on railroads to save money
(The following editorial appeared on the South Bend Tribune website on August 2.) SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is pushing Congress for additional funding for Amtrak to maintain and upgrade operations. As hard a sell as any increase will be in the next...
Effort to keep trespassers off train tracks following deaths in New Jersey
(The following story appeared on The Star-Ledger website on August 3.) NEWARK, N.J. — Manville police are working to keep trespassers off the railroad tracks following recent fatalities on the Norfolk-Southern and CSX rail lines, according to a report in Gannett....
Amtrak, BayRunner team up
(The following story by Deborah Gates appeared on the Daily Times website on August 3.) SALISBURY, Md. — The city-based independent ground transportation company that shuttles passengers between Maryland's Eastern Shore and the Baltimore-Washington International...
Genesee & Wyoming signs agreement to acquire Ohio Central Railroad
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following on August 4.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire nine short line railroads known as the Ohio Central Railroad System (OCR), for $219.0 million...
Editorial: DOT should review other options to build commuter rail in Orlando
(The following editorial appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on August 3.) TAMPA — Someone in state government needs to step up and address the standoff over the proposed commuter-rail project in Orlando. The obvious choice would be Stephanie Kopelousis, secretary...
BNSF delays Western Illinois track work
(The following appeared on the Register-Mail website on August 2.) GALESBURG, Ill. — BNSF Railway has notified Amtrak of a two-day delay in the start of an infrastructure improvement project in Western Illinois. Because the track work, originally scheduled to begin...
Future of 2nd Amtrak train to Vancouver in doubt
(The following story by David Hogben appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on August 2.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Millions of dollars have been spent and the siding track has been in place for months, but the start-up date for a promised second Amtrak train linking Vancouver...
Opinion: Railroads on track for bigger gains
(The following appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on August 3.) Four dollar gas is driving both travelers and shippers to the train station, Barron's says. In some major cities, as many as 15% of commuters went from cars to trains, driving Amtrak ridership up 12% in June...
