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Trains won’t get back on Cascades track for weeks
(The following story by Matthew Preusch appeared on The Oregonian website on February 25.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — What is called the worst natural disaster to hit an Oregon rail line -- a January landslide that severed Union Pacific's main route through the Cascades -- will...
Popular rail routes need cash, experts say
(The following story by Erik N. Nelson appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on February 25.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — While most of their co-workers were still snug in their beds, about 60 of the Bay Area's hardiest commuters milled about the platform at...
Moynihan Station plan in jeopardy over finance, coordination
(The following story by Brian Kates appeared on the Daily News website on February 25.) NEW YORK — The optimistic vision of a glittering new mini-city on Manhattan's far West Side is in danger of dying from uncertain funding, risky financing and lack of coordination,...
Obstacles to CSX Fla. deal no easy fix
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on February 23.) TAMPA, Fla. — Only one piece of the state's multimillion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation remains to be settled, but obstacles to the plan are mounting, because of...
Q-C officials make pitch for federal rail funds
(The following story by Ed Tibbetts appeared on the Quad City Times website on February 25.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Quad-City transportation officials pitched their top priorities to an influential congressman on Friday, pressing for federal help with such projects as a...
Montana gets OK for Amtrak route study
(The following story by Noelle Straub appeared on the Helena Independent Record website on February 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of re-establishing a railroad passenger line that ran from Billings to Missoula and beyond have made a stride forward, but questions...
Tired workers opting for naps over coffee breaks
(Columbia News Service circulated the following story by Danielle Gaines on February 24.) NEW YORK — The room is small and dark, except for a tiny sliver of light showing through the peephole. The scent of a fresh sea breeze tinted with mimosa flowers perfumes the...
Railroads on track for growth
(The following story by Claudia Vargas appeared on the Democrat & Chronicle website on February 25.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When William B. Morse founded his lumber company on West Main Street in 1853, boats coming down the Erie Canal would deliver his bulk orders. But...
CN, unions clash over pension payouts
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on February 25.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co. and its unions are clashing over the right of employees to retire with a lump-sum payout from the company pension plan before they turn...
Plainfield joins EJ&E fight
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 25.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — The village has joined a growing list of communities speaking up about the possible Canadian National Railway purchase of the Elgin Joliet and...
