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Capitol Corridor’s track repair project ends Sunday
(The following story by Bill Lindelof appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on June 28.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Trains traveling between Sacramento and the Bay Area should be a bit more on time after Sunday with the completion of track work on the Capitol Corridor...
Rising gas prices send commuters to SEPTA
(The following story by Brian Scheid appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on June 29.) PHILADELPHIA — After years of budget shortfalls and a crippling strike, SEPTA is in the midst of a very nice problem. Skyrocketing gas prices have created a surge in...
Arizona governor signs bill for reviews of rail projects
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 27.) PHOENIX — Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed into law a bill to require new state reviews of railroad projects in Arizona. The bill signed Friday by Napolitano covers a new switching yard planned by Union...
Amtrak service from KC to Chicago suspended
(The following appeared on the Kansas City Star website on June 27.) CHICAGO — Missouri flooding has forced Amtrak to suspend service on the Southwest Chief between Kansas City and Chicago. Amtrak will be substituting buses for trains along that entire stretch because...
Opinion: Tired of gas prices? Think about Amtrak
(The following column by Alfred Borcover appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 29.) CHICAGO — Given the ever-climbing price of gas at the pump and the soaring airfares due to fuel costs, it's time to look at Amtrak as an alternative. While Amtrak is not...
Half of Via Rail trains tardy last winter
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on June 29.) OTTAWA — Almost half of Via Rail’s passenger trains arrived late over the winter — and many were very tardy, says a new report. The slumping performance, in a year when the Crown corporation promised to get...
Suburban rally seeks to derail EJ&E plan
(The following story by Robert Channick appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 29.) CHICAGO — Arguments against Canadian National Railway's proposed acquisition of a little-used freight line took a sharp turn Sunday at a Barrington rally from concerns over...
CN foes claim progress in fight against EJ&E sale
(The following story by Lenore T. Adkins appeared on the Daily Herald website on June 30.) CHICAGO — Who will prevail in what's shaping up to be a battle between several local towns and an international railway company? Only time well tell. But for now, residents,...
Editorial: ‘Glow train’ goes national
(The following editorial appeared on the Las Vegas Sun website on June 30.) LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A documentary that aired on The History Channel last week gave a national audience a glimpse into the concerns that Nevadans have had for years about the potential dangers of...
BNSF train carrying radioactive material derailed in Atchison
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 28.) ATCHISON, Kan. — A train with cars containing radioactive material derailed in northwest Kansas on Friday evening, but authorities say no one was in danger. Atchison Fire Chief Michael McDermed says about 25...
