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Amtrak Cascades trains getting back to normal after equipment problems
(The following story by Kristin Jackson appeared on the Seattle Times website on October 23.) SEATTLE — Amtrak train service in the Pacific Northwest is returning to normal with its Talgo railcars back in service more quickly than expected, Amtrak officials said...
Sector glance: Railroads rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 23.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operators finished mostly higher Tuesday, after Burlington Northern reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts expectations. The report followed Union Pacific and CSX...
UP employee killed by train in Calif.
(The following story by Henry K. Lee appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on October 24.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — Amtrak trains are delayed by about an hour today after a Union Pacific railroad employee was struck and killed by a freight train in Martinez,...
Amtrak carries record 25.8 million people in fiscal 2007
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record 25.8 million passengers took Amtrak in the last fiscal year, an increase of 1.5 million over fiscal 2006, the national passenger railroad said Tuesday. Ridership for the year...
Amtrak unions seen rejecting arbitration
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on October 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Labor unions are expected to reject an offer this week for binding arbitration with Amtrak, starting a countdown toward a possible strike early next year. About...
NS reports third-quarter 2007 results
(Norfolk Southern Corporation issued the following on October 24.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) reported third-quarter 2007 net income of $386 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, compared with $416 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, for...
NS 3Q earnings fall 7 percent
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 24.) NORFOLK, Va. — Railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings fell 7 percent, hurt by weakness in coal, auto and housing-related shipments and a change in tax law in...
Metra engineers get high-tech, simulation training
(The following report by Paul Meincke appeared at ABC7.com on October 23). CHICAGO — A deadly Metra accident two years ago triggered a push to improve training for engineers. So starting next week, high-tech simulators will be used. It looks real, sounds real, feels...
Fast passenger trains debated for N.C.
(The following story by Sarah Lindenfeld Hall appeared on the (Raleigh) News & Observer website on October 23.) RALEIGH, N.C. — It's not going to zip you to Washington, D.C., as fast as the lightning-quick Eurostar train that covers the distance between London and...
CSX continues to investigate cause of Fla. derailment
(The following story by Deborah Buckhalter appeared on the Jackson County Floridan website on October 22.) GRAND RIDGE, Fla. — CSX started running trains through the Grand Ridge area around 9 p.m. Sunday, roughly 36 hours after a derailment sent five locomotives and...
