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Acid cleaned up after UP spill in Rialto
(The following story by John F. Berry appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on December 31.) RIALTO, Calif. — No evacuations were ordered and no roads were closed Monday after a small amount of sulfuric acid leaked from a Union Pacific Railroad tanker car in...
Metro-North to inspect all M4 railroad cars
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 2.) STAMFORD, Conn. — Workers at Metro-North Railroad plan are planning inspections of some of the New Haven line's oldest and most-used rail cars. Metro-North officials say they'll soon start inspections of...
Albany-NYC express train talks back on track
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union on January 2.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — It was more than a year ago that state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno first proposed an express train that would operate nonstop between Albany and New...
Opinion: Warrington left a legacy
(The following column by Michael Lavitt appeared on the Trenton Times website on January 1.) TRENTON, N.J. — It's possible that no one had a bigger impact on mass transit along the Northeast Corridor than George Warrington, the former executive at NJ Transit, Amtrak...
With gas prices soaring, Amtrak ridership surging
(The following story by Ross Farrow appeared on the News-Sentinel website on December 31.) LODI, Calif. — With gasoline prices going way beyond the $3 mark in 2007, Oakdale residents Melody and Don Crandell decided to try riding Amtrak to Sacramento for the very first...
Pa. town may revitalize train station due to increased riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 31.) JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Johnstown officials say they may revitalize the city's 91-year-old train station after encouragement from Amtrak and a recent increase in passengers. City Manager Curt Davis says city...
Opinion: The train solution
(The following column by Steve Cartwright appeared on the Bangor Daily News website on January 2.) BANGOR, Maine — The haunting, wistful whistle of the Maine Eastern Railroad drifts three miles from the crossing to my house. It’s a pleasant sound, and a reminder that...
More commuters riding the rails
(The following report by C. Johnson appeared at News10.net on January 1.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ridership is up by double digits on all three Amtrak California intercity routes in the past year, including the Capitol and San Joaquin Corridors. The Capitol Corridor...
CP Rail exceeded grain revenue cap, agency says
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on December 28.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. brought in about C$3.8 million ($3.9 million) more in revenue from grain shipments in the last crop year than allowed, a government tribunal said on...
Genesee & Wyoming acquires Maryland shortline
(The following appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on January 2.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Genesee & Wyoming, parent company to the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad, announced Tuesday that it has acquired most of the Maryland Midland Railway. Maryland Midland operates...
