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NJ Transit sees rise in weekend ridership
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on July 21.) NEWARK, N.J. — More people are using NJ Transit trains and buses to head down the shore this summer. Sales of beach packages were 53 percent higher in May and June. The agency also sold 23,894 bus packages to...
Missoula politician pushing for Amtrak service
(The following story by Brittany Tait appeared on the KPAX website on July 19.) MISSOULA, Mont. — While it's been nearly 30 years since the last Amtrak train rolled through Missoula, some Missoula City Council members are doing their part to try and bring the trains...
Washington state faults BNSF trains for costly fires last summer
(The following story by Bill Morlin appeared on The Spokesman-Review website on July 19.) SEATTLE — The state of Washington blames Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway locomotives for starting six blazes along its tracks that grew into a 365-acre complex of wildfires...
Operation Lifesaver sets sights on train safety
(The following story by Reed S. Albers appeared on the Progress-Index website on July 21.) PETERSBURG, Va. — Underestimating the power and size of a train can be a deadly mistake, and with three train-related deaths already in the Tri-Cities this year, efforts are...
Retired BLET member stays outdoors and on track
(The following story by Les Harvath appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on July 20. Allen Hartman Sr. is a retired member of BLET Division 590 in Conway, Pa.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — For 35 of the 39 years Allen Hartman Sr., worked for the Pennsylvania...
Illinois leaders concerned over EJ&E deal
(The following story by Bethany Krajelis appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on July 20.) ST. CHARLES, Ill. — When West Chicago’s mayor thinks about Canadian National Railway’s plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, he said the phrase “we’re...
Tacoma Port – where the rails meet the sails
(The following report appeared on the Cargo News Asia website on July 20.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Since 1883, when the burgeoning city of Tacoma became the western terminus of the first trans-continental railroad to reach Puget Sound, the fortunes of the city and its...
CN, CP Rail in switching deal at Canadian port
(Reuters circulated the following on July 18.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canada's two biggest railways, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific (CP.TO: Quote, Profile, Research), have agreed to jointly handle rail car switching at Vancouver's Deltaport container facility, the...
NS plans earnings release on July 22
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 20.) NORFOLK, Va. — Investors get a look at how well railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. is doing financially this week. Norfolk Southern is due to report its second-quarter results after the stock market closes...
Railroading just isn’t the same without steam engines
(The following column by John Blankenship appeared on the West Virginia Record website on July 18. Brother E.B. Lilly is a retired member of BLET Division 101 in Hinton, W.Va.) BECKLEY, W.Va. — It took more than 25 tons of coal and 30,000 gallons of water to power a...
