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Crackdown spotlights railroad crossing safety
(The following story by Rick Bella appeared on The Oregonian website on July 10.) MILWAUKIE — A recent crackdown on motorists and pedestrians who run railroad crossings was called a success by the Milwaukie police and Union Pacific Railroad. "I think we did a lot to...
NJ Transit ’09 budget includes no fare increases
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on July 9.) NEWARK, N.J. — Good news for commuters. NJ Transit's new budget contains no fare increases. The $1.7 billion operating budget for fiscal 2009 maintains current levels of service while covering increased costs...
BNSF: “Minimal impact” from Mont. coal train derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 9.) NEW YORK — The derailment of a locomotive and 10 coal cars from a track undermined by high water flow on the Yellowstone River had a "minimal impact" on coal loadings, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said...
CN welcomes added vessel call at Port of Prince Rupert container terminal
(CN issued the following on July 9.) MONTREAL — CN welcomed the arrival yesterday of a second weekly steamship alliance vessel at the Port of Prince Rupert. The COSCO/K-Line/Yang Ming/Hanjin (CKYH) alliance will now ship Hong Kong, South China, East China and North...
Illinois Gov. doesn’t cut funding for Amtrak
(The following story by Mike Riopell appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on July 9.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite an earlier threat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn’t cut significant portions of the state’s Amtrak service Wednesday Previously, Blagojevich targeted...
Railroads continue to restore flood-ravaged infrastructure
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 9.)54 It's taken nearly a month, but a number of railroads are closer to recovering from the devastating floods that submerged the nation's midsection in early June. The Louisville & Indiana...
NJ Transit’s dual-powered trains to make direct runs from Port Jervis to NYC
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on July 10.) MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — NJ Transit has approved the purchase of the innovative dual-powered locomotives that will make possible a one-seat ride to New York City from Orange County....
U.S. Senate panels back spending bills to boost Amtrak
(Dow Jones circulated the following on July 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate lawmakers Wednesday approved two spending bills allocating significant funding to reflect the impact of the historically high price of crude oil on the U.S. economy. The Financial Services and...
Galesburg residents fuming over BNSF train fumes
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on July 9.) GALESBURG, Ill. — A backlog of freight trains because of flooding that closed a number of tracks in Iowa caused some complaints along the BNSF Railway’s Barstow Subdivision line...
Update: Rain-loosened boulder hit tracks, sent train into river
(The following story by Tom Alex appeared on the Des Moines Register website on July 9.) GUTTENBURG, Iowa — A freight train derailment early Wednesday that threw several grain cars into the Mississippi River in southern Clayton County was caused by a garage-sized...
