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Children’s Investment Fund gets bad shock in Japan
(The following story by Helen Power appeared at Telegraph.co.uk on February 25.) LONDON — Christopher Hohn, the activist hedge fund manager who is one of Britain's biggest charitable donors, is facing a loss of tens of millions of pounds after a major punt on the...
Pair jump from Fort Worth bridge to avoid train
(The following story by Deanna Boyd appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on February 26.) FORT WORTH, Texas — A man and woman suffered non life-threatening injuries Monday when they jumped from a railroad bridge attempting to avoid being struck by an...
Driver goes around closed NS gates, sends 3-year-old to hospital
(The following report appeared at WKYC.com on February 26.) GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Garfield Heights police Capt. Robert Sackett says a Garfield Heights woman, 22, will be charged with child endangering and failing to obey the train crossing signals. A police officer...
MTA panel approves e-mail upgrades for LIRR alerts
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on February 26.) NEW YORK — An MTA committee approved systemwide e-mail upgrades yesterday, reducing the risk of server freeze-ups that can prevent customers from receiving alerts about service...
Opinion: Six steps to speeding up trains
(The following column by Alexander Lew appeared at Wired.com on February 26.) It's stunning to see how fast trains travel in European countries, not the ICE, the TGV, or the AVE, but the normal intercity trains. Currently, a trip on an intercity Corail train from...
UP special agent helps with meth bust
(The following story by Sharon Montague appeared on the Salina Journal website on February 26.) SALINA, Kan. — The special agent for the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department pulled over a car because the driver failed to stop at a stop sign at a railroad crossing....
Colorado city creates quiet zones
(The following story by Monte Whaley appeared on The Denver Post website on February 26.) COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The trains that rumble through this community every half-hour with horns blaring will now have to behave with a little more decorum. Commerce City is the...
CSX, Amtrak to meet on train depot
(The following story by James Hawver appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 26.) LYONS, N.Y. — Officials of two railroad companies have agreed to meet with a group of Wayne County leaders, business owners and residents that has been trying for...
BNSF avoiding nation’s economic downturn
(The following story by Sarah Meyer appeared on the Clovis News Journal website on February 25.) CLOVIS, N.M. — BNSF Railway is doing well even as the national economy is stumbling. The company reported record earnings per share, revenues and operating income for the...
SEPTA’s new theme: ‘Go Green’
(The following story by Sandy Bauers appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 26.) PHILADELPHIA — Jumping on the green bandwagon — or, in this case, the green bus — SEPTA today will launch an initiative aimed at increasing ridership to reduce...
