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Caltrain wants cameras, seeks to reduce deaths
(The following story by Will Oremus and Ken McLaughlin appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on May 1.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Caltrain has invested millions of dollars in fences, educational videos, ad campaigns and even suicide-prevention walks to stop people...
EJ&E sale opponents make case at hearing
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Post-Tribune website on May 1.) GARY, Ind. — Area public officials expressed concern Wednesday about the impact of the proposed sale of the EJ&E railroad to Canadian National. The purchase would allow CN to divert...
DM&E alleges Minnesota group stirring up opposition to expansion
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on April 30.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The "Rochester Coalition" in Minnesota that is opposing a coal train expansion by Canadian Pacific's newly acquired DM&E railway has secretly instructed Wyoming landowners how to drag out...
Editorial: Blow whistle on CSX
(The following editorial appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on May 1.) LAKELAND, Fla. — With two days left in the Florida Legislature's annual session, two approaches are becoming clearly defined in the final battle over a controversial rail plan. The proposal...
CSX’s commuter rail deal in Florida may run out of steam
(The following story by Nicola M. White appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on May 1.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A deal that would pay CSX Transportation $450 million in state funds in exchange for using 61.5 miles of the company's tracks for commuter rail may have...
CSX, TCI intensify feud
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Doug Cameron on April 30.) CHICAGO — The feud between CSX Corp. (CSX) and two hedge funds seeking to shake up management at the third-largest U.S. railroad intensified on Wednesday as both sides submitted detailed...
Nation needs infrastructure planning ‘overhaul,’ report states
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 30.) The United States needs an overhauled regional infrastructure planning process and a viable federal framework or the nation won’t be able to compete in the global marketplace, according to a...
A train town without trains?
(The following story by Chris Dovi appeared at StyleWeekly.com on April 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — Oh, the irony. In the midst of its 150th anniversary celebrations, toasting its founding by the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad in 1858, the town of Ashland faces...
One person killed ‘inattentive driver’ hit by UP train in south Wichita
(The following story by Stan Finger appeared on The Wichita Eagle website on April 30.) WICHITA, Kan. — One person was killed and another critically injured after the car they were in was struck by a Union Pacific train in south Wichita during the morning commute. The...
Phila., SEPTA seek better relationship
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 30.) PHILADELPHIA — The city and SEPTA, long trapped in a loveless marriage, are embarking on a second honeymoon. Rina Cutler, the deputy mayor for transportation and...
