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Editorial: NJ Transit has smart budget
(The following editorial appeared on the Daily Record website on July 11.) TRENTON, N.J. — Performing an unenviable balancing act between expenses and revenues, NJ Transit has proposed a new fiscal-year budget with no fare increase. It's a good move at the right time...
Police shut down mooning of Amtrak trains
(The following story by Peter Schelden appeared on The Orange County Register website on July 12.) LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — For the first time in the event's 29-year history, police are closing down the 29th annual Mooning of Amtrak because of big crowds and heavy...
Bill aims to help railroads rebuild
(The following story by Jim Offner appeared on the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Courier website on July 12.) WATERLOO, Iowa — Railroads could get a break on loans to repair flood-damaged bridges in Iowa if a bill proposed by two Iowa congressmen gains congressional...
As gas prices rise, so does Amtrak funding
(GateHouse News Service circulated the following on July 11.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It is only coincidence that on the day Springfield gasoline prices hit a record of nearly $4.20 a gallon, a U.S. Senate appropriations committee approved a record $1.55 billion to run...
Short line railroads seek changes to federal loans
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 14.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Operators of short line railroads are hopeful that a proposed low-interest loan program introduced by two Iowa congressmen will receive approval. Legislation introduced by Reps. Bruce...
RRB financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment...
Operation Lifesaver camp teaches youngsters train safety
(The following story by John McCoy appeared on the West Virginia Record website on July 11.) MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — With seemingly practiced ease, the youngster disengaged the locomotive's air brakes and advanced the throttle four notches. "That was smooth," the veteran...
Safety work remains after ’06 SEPTA rail crash
(The following story by Nick Pipitone appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 11.) PHILADELPHIA — More than two years after one of its trains hit another head-on in Abington, SEPTA says it still has not remedied all the causes of the crash, which injured...
Opinion: Expanding Amtrak service could cause a transit rebirth in Phila.
(The following column by Bob Previdi appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 11. Mr. Previdi is a communications consultant in Philadelphia.) PHILADELPHIA — As gas prices head toward $5 a gallon and more travelers look to use public transportation, the...
NS reaches deal on traffic tickets
(The Associated Press issued the following on July 11.) HAMMOND, Ind. — The Norfolk Southern Railroad has agreed with the Lake County prosecutor to settle more than 1,500 tickets for blocking streets in Hammond. Norfolk Southern attorney Geoffrey Blazi says there's...
