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Commuter trains touted for Calgary region
(The following story by Eva Ferguson appeared on the Calgary Herald website on July 11.) CALGARY — Facing gas price hikes and rapid growth just like the big city, Calgary's bedroom communities are floating a $500-million plan to double existing heavy rail lines that...
NS increasing capacity along the Heartland Corridor
(The following appeared on the Associated Construction Publications website on July 11.) NORCROSS, Ga. — Moving freight from the Port of Hampton Roads in Virginia to the Midwest is a vital part of the economy, but when a route cannot accommodate the increased freight...
Rail shipping delays remain as Midwest floodwaters ease
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Christopher S. Rugaber on July 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shipments of coal and other freight in the Midwest are still being delayed almost a month after record-breaking floods decimated the landscape from Cedar...
Vandalism suspected in Canadian train derailment
(The following story by Glenn Kauth appeared on the Edmonton Sun website on July 11.) EDMONTON — Luck and timing prevented yesterday's CN train derailment at a Sherwood Park overpass from becoming deadly, police say. Const. Wally Henry of the Strathcona County RCMP...
Amtrak expands random security sweeps
(The following story by Mimi Hall appeared on the USA Today website on July 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail passengers from coast to coast will be subject to random security checks and may have their luggage scanned for explosives beginning this fall, according to Amtrak...
Amtrak security is visibly on track
(The following story by Mimi Hall appeared on the USA Today website on July 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passengers at Union Station file briskly past the Amtrak ticket taker, eying the platform where the 4 p.m. Acela waits to take them to New York City and other points...
Opinion: Fuel-efficient freight rail deserves more federal support
(The following column by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) appeared on The Hill website on July 9. Carper is a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, across the country, policymakers, industry and consumers alike are all...
AAR: Rail freight traffic up during holiday week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on July 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both carload and intermodal freight registered gains during the week ended July 5 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads...
JP Morgan raises Norfolk Southern to overweight
(Reuters circulated the following on July 10.) NEW YORK — J.P. Morgan Securities upgraded railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. to "overweight" from "neutral," on the expectation of strong second-quarter results, driven by high coal volumes and a tightening...
Public plays big role in railroad safety
(The following story by Paul M. Malchow appeared on the St. Peter Herald website on July 10.) KASOTA, Minn. — Under normal circumstances, millions of pounds of moving steel would be hard to ignore. But put this hulking mass on a railroad track and people don't give it...
