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Rail enthusiasts generating support for train museum
(The following story by Mary Gottschalk appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on February 7.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — A group of volunteers is working to give future generations an understanding of the lure and the lore of the railroad and a time when steam engines...
Stewart rail link gets boost
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on February 8.) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Metro-North Railroad and the Port Authority will partner this spring to study routes for a rail spur that would connect the Port Jervis line to Stewart...
Subway, LIRR equipment problems snarl commute
(The following story by John Valenti appeared on the Newsday website on February 7.) NEW YORK — It was bad news for rail-riders Thursday morning, with trouble on the New York City subway system and on the Long Island Rail Road. Signal problems at the 5th Avenue-53rd...
LIRR’s options for main line track work detailed
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on February 8.) NEW YORK — The latest version of the Long Island Rail Road's plan to construct a third track along 10 miles of its main line could impact up to four grade crossings and 91 properties...
TTCI launches test on composite rail bridge
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 7.) The Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI) has conducted tests on a number of new rail components and structures. Now, one more structure can be added to the list. The Pueblo, Colo.,...
CP Rail may face economic risk
(The following story by Jonathan Ratner appeared on the Financial Post website on February 8.) OTTAWA — When Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s fourth quarter results beat analyst estimates on Jan. 29, 2007, the shares jumped more than 3.5%. They have risen more than $2...
Derailment in UP’s Bailey Yard
(The following story by Frank Graham appeared on the North Platte Bulletin website on February 7.) There is a train derailment accident somewhere in the U.S. every five hours, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Union Pacific Railroad is beating the...
No verdict in BNSF cancer lawsuit
(Associated Press circulated the following by Angela K. Brown on February 7.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Jurors deliberated for their first full day Thursday without reaching a verdict on whether a woman's stomach cancer was caused by chemicals used at a Southeast Texas...
Hedge fund TCI criticizes CSX bylaw change
(Reuters circulated the following on February 7.) NEW YORK — British hedge fund Children's Investment Fund (TCI) on Thursday accused CSX Corp. of making a "disingenuous" change to its corporate bylaws in the latest move in a months-long proxy campaign at the rail...
NYC Transit posts highest annual ridership in almost 40 years
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 7.) In 2007, MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) carried 2.3 billion riders — the highest passenger count since 1969. Ridership increased 2.7 percent compared with 2006’s total. NYCT officials...
