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Amtrak starts repairs on Northeast Corridor
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on May 12.) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak is starting work to replace concrete rail ties along the Northeast Corridor. One of four tracks will be taken out of service. NJ Transit issued new schedules that reflect the loss of 25...
House bill would open NE Corridor to competition
(The following story by Raju Chebium appeared on the Wilmington News-Journal website on May 9.) WILMINGTON, Del. — A bill introduced in the House on Thursday seeks to explicitly allow private companies to compete to provide train service in the Northeast Corridor for...
Straightening out the Northeast Corridor
(The following story by Ken Belson and Vincent M. Mallozzi appeared on the New York Times website on May 11.) NEW YORK — For many train riders, the concrete ties that keep the rails in place are about as noteworthy as the electrical power lines above the train. But...
Man hit by train was on cell phone
(The following story by Kathy Mulady And Casey McNerthney appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on May 9.) AUBURN, Wash. — A man talking on a cell phone while walking Wednesday on railroad tracks was hit by a train and killed. He was the second person in...
KCS chief legal officer exercises options
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 10.) NEW YORK — The senior vice president and chief legal officer of railroad operator Kansas City Southern exercised options for 72,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission...
CSX under fire at rail summit
(The following story by Lindsey Parietti appeared on the MetroWest Daily News website on May 10.) BOSTON — Mass. Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and other state officials weren't shy about laying blame for inadequate commuter rail service during a statewide rail summit yesterday....
Year late, SEPTA lets good times roll
(The following story by Walter F. Naedele appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 12.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA was late for its own party. More than a year late. But as if no one would notice, the transit agency yesterday hung banners proclaiming: "Celebrate...
Woman stuck in Lodi rescued from train just in time
(The following story by Daniel Thigpen appeared on the Stockton Record website on May 12.) LODI, Calif. — Sam Huffman didn't take time to assess the situation. He just acted. If not, Lodi police say, 82-year-old Marguerite Jones most certainly would have died. A train...
Expanded service hours increases UP capacity at Mexican gateway
(The Union Pacific Railroad issued the following on May 9.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific's capacity at the Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Mexico, rail border crossing has increased due to an extended hours-of-operation test authorized by U.S. and Mexican customs...
No consolidation planned for Metro-North, LIRR
(The following appeared at MidHudsonNews.com on May 12.) NEW YORK — While the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced last week that it would consolidate the management of its three bus companies, there are no plans in the immediate future to do the...
