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Amtrak ridership up 5.3 percent in Michigan
(The following story by Jeremy Gonsior appeared on the Holland Sentinel website on February 13.) HOLLAND, Mich. — Gas prices remain high and the weather remains bad in West Michigan. So what are travelers doing to cope with those issues? Some are turning to Amtrak's...
S.D. Senate approves expedition of eminent domain
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 13.) PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate has approved a measure intended to speed up state hearings on the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's application to acquire land by condemnation for its $6...
U.S. Class I workforce smaller at 2007’s end, STB data shows
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 12.) The U.S. Class Is neared the end of 2007 with a smaller workforce than they had both in November and year-end 2006. As of mid-December, the large roads employed a total of 164,252 people,...
Report backs investment in mass transit
(The following story by Tom Feeney appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on February 13.) NEWARK, N.J. — The hundreds of millions of dollars New Jersey invests every year in mass transit provides a boost to the economy, a reduction in carbon emisions and some...
LIRR ridership at modern-day record last year
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on February 13.) NEW YORK — Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road hit a modern-day record with 86.1 million passengers last year, the highest number in nearly six decades, officials said. LIRR...
New era dawns for rail building
(The following story by Daniel Machalaba appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on February 13. Lanie M. Keith is Local Chairman of BLET Division 593 in Meridian, Miss.) MERIDIAN, Miss. — America is back to working on the railroads. For decades, stretches of...
Special exhibit honors black Santa Fe Railroad workers
(The following story by Paul S. Martinez appeared on The Beaumont Enterprise website on February 11.) SILSBEE, Texas — Allen James Scott, 86, proudly pointed out his father sitting on top of a locomotive in an old black and white photo from the 1920s. His father's...
Arthur D. Lewis dies; Helped to incorporate Amtrak, Conrail
(The following story by Patricia Sullivan appeared on the New York Times website on February 12.) NEW YORK — Arthur D. Lewis, 89, a transportation executive who led Hawaiian, Eastern and USAfrica airlines, oversaw the creation of Conrail from seven bankrupt railroads...
N.M. town plans RR quiet zone
(The following story by Helen Davis appeared on the Gallup Independent website on February 12.) MILAN, N.M. — The big day for the little town finally arrived. After over two years of planning and frustration, work began on an anticipated whistle-free railroad crossing...
Canadian derailment workload study off the rails
(The following story by Melissa Mancini appeared at NewsDurhamRegion.com on February 11.) WHITBY, Ontario — Union officials and local councillors are frustrated a planned workload study of rail traffic controllers has been shelved. The study was to come out of a...
