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Opinion: Americans on board rail, but the idea may still derail
(The following column by Neal Peirce appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on December 17.) HOUSTON — Are the stars finally coming into alignment for an American passenger-rail system that's even mildly comparable to 21st-century world standards? America's train...
BNSF sues Canadian city
(The following story by Brooke Larsen of Burnaby Now appeared at Canada.com on December 15.) BURNABY, B.C. — A Texas-based rail company is suing the City of Burnaby, saying the city caused part of its property to collapse while doing wetland work. Court documents show...
Railroads will fare better than trucks next year in a continuing soft economy, Fitch Ratings says
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 14.) The U.S. freight transportation industry, which has slogged its way through 2007, likely will continue to face weak traffic demand and sluggish volumes through 2008's first half,...
Study looks at western NC for inland port to link trucks, trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 17.) MARION, N.C. — Western North Carolina could become home to a port city. Although hundreds of miles from the coast, researchers are looking at the region for an inland port where oceangoing containers...
Shipping ports spring up inland
(The following story by Jordan Schrader appeared on the USA Today website on December 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's nowhere near an ocean, but plans are in the works to turn Prichard, an unincorporated crossroads in the mountains of West Virginia, into an international...
NS issues Christmas holiday operations alert
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 14.) NORFOLK, Va. — In observance of the Christmas Holiday, Norfolk Southern currently plans to suspend operations beginning 7:00 AM on Monday, December 24, 2007. Train operations will resume at 11:00 PM on Tuesday,...
Amtrak Guest Rewards to reopen transfers to choice privileges
(The following report appeared at WebFlyer.com on December 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak Guest Rewards program caused a stir among its members recently when it discontinued without notice a redemption option allowing Guest Rewards members to transfer points to...
Littleton light rail out another day
(The following report appeared on the Rocky Mountain News website on December 12.) LITTLETON, Colo. — Light rail service to Littleton will remain suspended for a third day Thursday as a Union Pacific repair crew continues to fix tracks damaged in a coal train...
Boston’s South Station reaches its limits
(The following report by Galen Moore appeared at BostonNow.com on December 13.) BOSTON — At South Station, when one Commuter Rail train runs late, the rest can fall like dominos. With all 13 tracks at capacity, a rush hour breakdown leaves dispatchers struggling to...
Bush NLRB rulings have eroded workers rights
(The office of Congressman George Miller issued the following press release on December 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bush National Labor Relations Board has waged an unprecedented war against long-established workers’ rights, witnesses told the House Subcommittee on...
