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Amtrak stop resurrected as possibility
(The following story by Stephanie Harris-Smith appeared on the Hope Star website on June 20.) HOPE, Ark. — The Hope Advertising and Tourist Promotion Commission Secretary Paul Henley recently asked the Amtrak train system to make a stop in Hope. “We made a formal...
Biodiesel will drive Eastern Wa. train during summer-long test
(The following story by Shawn Vestal or The Spokesman-Review appeared on the Seattle Times website on June 23.) CRESTON, Wash. — When the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad train pulled out of town Friday, it was hauling 52 cars, about 6,600 tons of wheat and — for...
11 BNSF train cars carrying corn syrup derail in Texas
(The following appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on June 20.) HOUSTON — Emergency crews were cleaning up a train derailment on the north side of Pearland on Thursday night. The derailment happened at 5:43 p.m. Thursday in the area of Mykawa and Knapp roads....
NS yard relocation plan criticized
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on June 20.) LANCASTER, Pa. — Experts told residents of the School Lane Hills and Barrcrest neighborhoods Thursday night that they would not be able to hear the trains at the proposed...
Railroad companies build up traffic tickets
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22.) HAMMOND, Ind. — Railroad companies have piled up nearly 2,000 unpaid traffic tickets for blocking crossings for half an hour or longer, according to a consortium of northwest Indiana cities. Norfolk Southern...
Wisconsin: Flooding takes toll on railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 20.) MADISON, Wisc. — Wisconsin's severe flooding is taking a toll on railroad service, both freight and passenger, because of washouts and damaged track left by the high water that hit the state this month. "The...
New rail car plan for Amtrak’s Vermonter in limbo
(The following story by Bruce Edwards appeared on the Barre Montpelier Times Argus website on June 22.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The on-again, off-again, on-again purchase of state-of-the-art railcars for Amtrak's Vermonter route, remains in limbo. The Douglas administration...
Midwest flooding bogs down rail shipments
(The following story by David Mitchell appeared at The Packer.com on June 20.) LENEXA, Kan. — Potato shipments are back on track. Sources on June 19 said rail traffic is returning to normal after flooding had shut down miles of track for several days in Iowa in...
Travelers shift to rail as cost of fuel rises
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on June 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Record prices for gasoline and jet fuel should be good news for Amtrak, as travelers look for alternatives to cut the cost of driving and flying. And they...
Court denies injunction pending appeal in CSX case
(Dow Jones circulated the following story by Chad Bray on June 20.) NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request by CSX Corp. (CSX) to temporarily put to the side a little more than 6% of its shares held by two hedge funds in a proxy fight over its...
