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Seven buyers eye $2.5-million steam train
(The following story by Dave Rogers appeared on the Ottawa Citizen website on June 2.) OTTAWA — Seven potential buyers have shown interest in the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train after it stopped operations indefinitely in May because of a dispute between the owner...
Editorial: Expanded rail service in Va. hinges on state subsidy
(The following editorial appeared on The News & Advance website on June 2.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — With the cost of gasoline reaching levels that few thought possible, the demand for mass transit is growing along with those frightful prices. Expanded passenger rail service...
Tri-City area leads Virginia in train fatalities
(The following story by Patrick Kane appeared on the Progress-Index website on June 3.) WAVERLY, Va. — Two of Virginia’s three train fatalities this year have occurred in the Tri-City area, and those working to safeguard the public are hoping the tally slows soon. The...
LIRR’s third misbilling is no charm
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on June 3.) NEW YORK — For the third time since October, the Long Island Rail Road has improperly charged customers for tickets they didn't buy, officials said yesterday, with fewer than 22,800...
UP rail work gets start in Texas
(The following story by Bob Belcher appeared on the Corsicana Daily Sun website on June 3.) CORSICANA, Texas — Crews from Union Pacific Railroad got started Monday on a railroad tie and crossing replacement project through Corsicana. Preliminary work done in May...
BC Rail corruption case to start at month’s end
(The following story by Neal Hall appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on June 2.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — It looks like the BC Rail corruption trial will finally get rolling at the end of the month. The case, involving three former government aides accused of corruption...
Crews to tear down, erect Amtrak bridge in 4 days
(The following appeared on the WFSB website on June 2.) NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak's shoreline service to Boston will be suspended for a few days while a bridge over the Thames River is replaced. The plan to replace the 90-year-old bridge that connects New London to...
Coal dust a dirty issue in one Ohio town
(The following story by Shelley Terry appeared on the Star Beacon website on June 2.) ASHTABULA, Ohio — Walnut Boulevard residents are see red over black coal dust. Led by Trudy Severino of Walnut Boulevard, the residents asked city officials for help Monday night...
Barrington calls for lawmakers to take action on EJ&E buyout
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Daily Herald website on June 3.) CHICAGO — Barrington leaders called on members of Congress to take their opposition of Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. to the "next...
Iowa railroads upgrade as shipping demands surge
(The following story by Dan Piller appeared on the Des Moines Register website on June 2.) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — People who agree with economists that railroad traffic volumes are a leading economic indicator will welcome the news that the Iowa Interstate Railroad has...
