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Colorado DOT to discuss rail relocation
(The following appeared on the MetroWest website on May 1.) DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the schedule of upcoming public open houses for the R2C2 (Rail Relocation for Colorado’s Communities) study. In conjunction with the BNSF Railway,...
Rockford plans commuter rail route to Chicago
(The following story by Thomas V. Bona appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on April 30.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative decided this morning to seek funding for a Metra-style train line from downtown Rockford...
Editorial: Hear that train a-comin’
(The following editorial appeared on The Arizona Republic website on May 1.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Big rail projects are coming down the track in Arizona, including proposed switching yards and expanded capacity. But the public is left back at the station. Federal law...
CSX to upgrade some N.Y. tracks
(The following story by Craig Wolf appeared on the Poughkeepsie Journal website on May 1.) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Rail traffic will move more swiftly through the city, and so will road traffic where the rails cross the asphalt. CSX Transportation Inc. will get $604,000 from...
New cargo boosts Providence & Worcester
(The following story by Martin Luttrell appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on May 1.) WORCESTER, Mass. — With a global slowdown in the transport of intermodal containers, and the nation’s economy in a downturn, Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. last year...
Rising gas prices has commuters taking trains, buses
(The following appeared on the Newsday website on May 1.) NEWARK, N.J. — Rising gasoline prices appear to be driving commuters onto NJ Transit's trains and buses. NJ Transit officials say preliminary figures show a 5.3 percent increase in rail riders during the first...
Amtrak to restore full Coast Starlight service
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 30.) LOS ANGELES — Starting next week, you’ll be able to ride Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train along its full route between Los Angeles and Seattle for the first time in more than...
All aboard for crossing safety
(The following story by Sandy Evans appeared on the Ogden Reporter website on April 30.) OGDEN, Utah — Once a year invited county and town officials are treated to a luxury train ride aboard the Union Pacific heritage fleet train normally reserved for presidential...
UP, Las Vegas PD team up for rail crossing sting
(The following appeared at LasVegasNow.com on April 30.) LAS VEGAS — The lights flash, Metro police and Union Pacific teamed up Wednesday for a traffic sting called Operation C.A.R.E. That stands for cross accident reduction enforcement. Police say too many drivers...
Amtrak posts increased ridership, revenue
(The following story by Paul Edward Parker appeared on the Providence Journal website on April 30.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Amtrak’s Northeast corridor posted January ridership and revenue numbers well ahead of both last year and the national passenger rail company’s...
