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Opinion: At last, Amtrak may be on track for the help it needs
(The following editorial appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on November 15.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — After years — decades, actually — of underfunding the nation's passenger rail service, it looks as if Congress is on the verge of doing right by Amtrak. The...
More people riding the rails with Amtrak
(The following story by Carla Williams appeared on the Minot Daily News website on November 14.) MINOT, N.D. — Nationally, Amtrak ridership in fiscal year 2007 increased to 25,847,531, marking the fifth consecutive year of gains and setting a record for the most...
LIRR pushes third-track plan
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on November 14.) NEW YORK — A pair of options for the Long Island Rail Road's plan to establish a third track along a 10-mile stretch of its Main Line will be unveiled at a series of public hearings...
2 plans emerge for Eugene-coast rail
(The following report appeared on The Oregonian website on November 15.) COOS BAY, Ore. — Talk about reopening a closed short-line railroad from Eugene to the Oregon coast is proceeding along two tracks. Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad has called a meeting in Eugene...
Port Authority toll hikes to fund $1 billion boost for rail tunnel
(The following story by Ron Marsico appeared on the Star-Ledger website on November 15.) NEWARK, N.J. — Upping its stake in mass transit, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to increase its commitment today from $2 billion to $3 billion for a new...
Communities to fight EJ&E sale
(The following story by Cindy Wojdyla Cain appeared at the Suburban Chicago News website on November 15.) CHICAGO — The proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway would mean increased train traffic, and that has some Illinois communities along the route...
More Amtrak passengers getting on board
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on November 14.) LANCASTER, Pa. — As the price of gas continues to climb, more people are taking the train. Amtrak ridership from the Lancaster station rose 14 percent in the fiscal year...
Amtrak adds trains to handle Thanksgiving crowds
(The following report by Bob Kur appeared on the WTOP Radio website on November 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak plans to have additional trains handling the Thanksgiving holiday crush, but you'll want to plan ahead. Some trains that normally don't require reservations...
Sector snap: Freight carriers mixed
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 14.) NEW YORK — Shares of major railroads and trucking companies traded mixed Wednesday, after a Bear Stearns analyst said the traditional rebound after the Federal Reserve interest rate cut is not...
Buffett’s cuts stake in UP, NS
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Erik Holm and Hugh Son on November 15.) NEW YORK — Berkshire Hathaway Inc., run by billionaire Warren Buffett, boosted its stake in home lenders U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co., betting on the recovery of stocks...
