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Mexico to take bids in ’08 to build $7 billion West Coast port
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Thomas Black on November 24.) MONTERREY, Mexico — Mexico plans to begin taking bids in the first quarter from companies vying to build a $7 billion port and rail line on Mexico's west coast as an alternative to...
NTSB: Glare cited as factor in 2006 NS collision
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on November 27.) NORFOLK, Va. — Reflecting sunlight that appeared to illuminate green in a train control signal led one Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train to collide with another in...
U.S. railroads face merger pressure, CN Rail’s Harrison says
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Hugo Miller on November 27.) TORONTO — The biggest U.S. railroads including Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. will face investor pressure to merge as they struggle to add capacity, Canadian...
Deadline is December 10 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Calif.
CLEVELAND, November 26 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of California regarding wildfires that caused major damage in the following counties on October 21, 2007: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San...
Private rail cars hitch a ride with Amtrak
(The following story by Jim Mueller appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 25.) CHICAGO — Imagine yourself loafing on the observation platform of a Mid Century Modern rail car at sunset. Gliding across Colorado, lifting with a soft clickety-clack at 15...
A movable feast: Luxury rides the rails
(The following story by Kitty Bean Yancey appeared on the USA Today website on November 23.) ABOARD THE GRANDLUXE LIMITED — California's boulder-strewn Truckee River and the Sierra Nevada Mountains provide five-star luncheon scenery as passengers in the GrandLuxe...
Metra is sponsoring its popular Santa Trains
(The following report appeared on the Northwest Herald website on November 26.) CHICAGO — The train and its holiday activities will operate Saturday on the Union Pacific Northwest line between Chicago and Harvard. Volunteers and Metro employees plan holiday events for...
Amtrak train strikes bucket loader
(The following story by Eric Francis appeared on the Barre Montpelier Times-Argus website on November 26.) BRAINTREE, Vt. — The southbound Amtrak Vermonter passenger train was delayed over two hours Sunday morning after an accident at a rural farm crossing sliced an...
Opinion: In defense of Amtrak
(The following column by Ivan Oransky appeared on the New York Sun website on November 26.) NEW YORK — Sometime in spring 2006, I got an e-mail from Amtrak asking if I wanted to play softball at Shea Stadium. Ed Kranepool, the 1970s Mets pitching star, would be my...
Few hiccups as travelers return home from Thanksgiving holiday
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 25.) CHICAGO — Holiday travelers heading home Sunday after a long weekend of turkey, leftovers and holiday shopping found heavy crowds but few problems at Chicago's two airports. A spokeswoman for the Chicago...
