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NJ Transit board acts to meet hike in riders
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the News Tribune website on December 18.) EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — With NJ Transit setting another record for the number of people riding its trains and buses, the agency also has to find ways to keep from being a victim...
Seattle rail corridor plan approved
(The following story by Neil Modie appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on December 18.) SEATTLE — King County signed off Monday on letting the Port of Seattle acquire the "one of a kind," 42-mile Eastside rail corridor, but with the understanding that...
NS senior VP sells shares
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The senior vice president of energy and properties of railroad shipper Norfolk Southern Corp. exercised options for 6,068 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange...
Funding issues loom as Downeaster marks sixth anniversary
(The Associated Press Writer circulated the following story by David Sharp on December 15.) PORTLAND, Maine — As Amtrak's Downeaster marks its sixth anniversary, the rail authority that runs the Portland-to-Boston service is preparing to roll into the Legislature to...
Senate tackling $516 billion budget bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Andrew Taylor on December 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate is poised to take up a $516 billion measure to fund 14 Cabinet agencies and troops in Afghanistan, with President Bush likely to sign the measure if...
BNSF collision hurts two; Engineer in critical condition
(The following story by Stan Finger appeared on The Wichita Eagle website on December 18.) WICHITA, Kan. — A train collided with the rail cars of a second train near Mulvane on Monday morning, injuring two people -- one of them critically. A northbound Burlington...
Drunks, glass in food, angry cook cited in Via security reports
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on December 16.) OTTAWA — A death threat by an angry cook, shards of broken glass in the fruit salad and drunk or disorderly passengers are just a few of the notable incidents on Via Rail trains cited in this year's...
Steam engine brings Santa, railroad fans together
(The following story by Bob Petrie appeared on the Sheboygan Press website on December 16.) PLYMOUTH, Wisc. — When it's cold and snowy, there's nothing like the sight of a great steam engine —with its billowing smokestack — to warm the hearts of train lovers young and...
Veterans sometimes battle to make transition to civilian workplace
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by John Milburn on December 17.) FORT RILEY, Kan. — Brian Brooks sat against the wall listening intently to instructions for his next mission. After 20 years of working for team Army, the next task was all his....
Grand voyage by rail
(The following column by Henry Kisor appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on December 16.) CHICAGO — Armies march on their stomachs. Rail travelers ride on theirs. A good experience in the dining car will lead even the fussiest passenger to ignore just about any...
