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Opinion: No love for Maglev in Los Angeles
(The following column by Ruth Galanter appeared on the Los Angeles Daily News website on February 16.) LOS ANGELES — Can you make an omelet without breaking eggs? Our elected officials, and even the news media, apparently think so. The latest example is the Los...
Crumbling tracks may have caused CSX derailment in Ohio
(The following appeared at NewsNet5.com on February 19.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — What caused a westbound CSX train to derail four months ago, triggering a major evacuation in Painesville? The official investigation is still under way, but NewsChannel5 chief investigator...
NJ Transit eases strain of gas prices
(The following story by Kaitlyn Calabro appeared on the Daily Targum website on February 20.) New Jersey Transit's rails, trains and buses have always been convenient ways for students to travel to New York, visit friends or go home. But studies suggest transit use...
CSX spent $3.2 million on lobbying in 2007
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Corp. spent $3.2 million in 2007 to lobby on legislation related to rail security, renewable energy and investments. The railroad operator spent $1.6 million in the second half of...
Camden Line to see cancellations
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on February 20.) BALTIMORE — Some users of MARC's Camden Line should expect service changes next week while repairs are made to the tracks. The Maryland Transit Administration says CSX will be making necessary...
Amtrak restores some Coast Starlight service
(The following story by Jane Engle appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 18.) LOS ANGELES — Amtrak continues to restore more of its Coast Starlight route, which normally runs between Los Angeles and Seattle, after shutting it down because of a Jan. 19...
CSX to spend $17.6M on Schenectady tracks
(The following story by Jason Subik appeared on the Schenectady Gazette website on February 20.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer released a report last week on railroad company CSX Corp.’s planned $45 million plan to upgrade and improve its tracks in New...
GO repairs to finish today
(The following story by Emma Reilly appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 20.) TORONTO — GO Transit's rail service is expected to be fully restored later today after Monday’s freight train derailment. GO offered reduced service between Hamilton and...
CP Rail to appeal move by CTA, earnings to take a hit
(Reuters circulated the following on February 20.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway said on Wednesday it would appeal a grain hopper adjustment by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), that could shave its earnings by up to 13 Canadian cents a share in 2008. The...
SEPTA: No plans to start bag searches
(The following story by Brian Scheid appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on February 20.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA officials have no plans to start randomly searching passengers' bags even though Amtrak announced Tuesday it would do so; and passenger bags...
