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CSX case to be heard by Supreme Court
(The following story by Lee Ross appeared at FoxNex.com on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a summary of a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear during the week of Nov. 5-Nov. 9, 2007: Case: CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia State Board of...
CP Rail vs. the Mayo Clinic
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on November 6.) TORONTO — When Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. went cross-border shopping and spent $1.5-billion (U.S.), it didn't count on a little-used stretch of track near the world famous...
Opinion: Investing in Amtrak for the long run will reap benefits for nation
(The following column by U.S. Senator Trent Lott appeared on The Clarion-Ledger website on November 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is improving, and we should keep that going by investing in it. Congress has made reforms to the nation's national passenger rail line,...
Teamsters Disaster Relief assistance available for California
CLEVELAND, November 5 — 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...
Dozens make tracks to see historic train
(The following story by Kirk Jackson appeared on The Morning Call website on November 3.) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Carl Pfeiffer recalled that as a boy, he sometimes went to work with his father, a fireman on the old Reading Railroad. He never tired of being around the...
Amtrak touts Great Dome cars for upstate N.Y. rides
(The following story by Erika Lorentzsen appeared on the Adirondack Daily Enterprise website on November 3.) LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Amtrak rail service’s “Great Dome” car will be operating until Monday, Nov. 12 between Albany and Montreal. As a part of the Adirondack...
Amtrak stations will get Wi-Fi
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak will install Wi-Fi hotspots at five Northeast corridor stations, giving all passengers access to wireless Internet service for the first time. The service, provided by T-Mobile,...
Five Calif. counties team up for port funding
(The following story by Phil Pitchford appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on November 2.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — After years of watching much bigger counties grab the bulk of state transportation funds, Inland officials have formed a partnership with their former...
Hazardous cargo comin’ through
(The following story by Jim Schlosser appeared on the News and Record website on November 4.) GREENSBORO, N.C. — More than 20 times a day, Norfolk Southern freight trains a mile or more long whiz through downtown. They pass apartments, condos, offices and restaurants....
CSX cars derail north of Nashville; no injuries reported
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 2.) GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — About 40 freight rail cars were scattered along a CSX Transportation track early today after a derailment Thursday night in a suburb north of Nashville. No injuries have been...
