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Tempers flare at Ariz. public hearing on BNSF proposal
(The following story by Erin Zlomek appeared on The Arizona Republic website on October 12.) SURPRISE, Ariz. — About 50 Wittmann residents packed a Surprise City Council meeting Thursday to express their concerns about a proposed railroad yard. But they were asked to...
Busy Toronto GO line due for renovation
(The following story by Tess Kalinowski appeared on the Globe and Mail website on October 15.) TORONTO — A plan to replace 6,000 aging wooden rail ties on GO's busy Lakeshore West line will probably cause minor train delays when the work begins this fall. But the...
Metra warns of service cuts, 20% fare hike
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 12.) CHICAGO — Metra riders could face a 20 percent fare hike -- double what had been previously predicted -- and service reductions on some lines in February, officials warned...
Halifax port must get on ball quickly, CN exec warns
(The following report by Tom Peters appeared on the Chronicle-Herald website on October 14.) HALIFAX, N.S. — There is a sense of urgency to get the Port of Halifax moving or face losing business to the competition, says a senior rail executive. Peter Ladouceur,...
Report urges Toronto-Montreal high-speed rail decision
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 15.) OTTAWA — The benefits of high-speed rail service in the Toronto-Montreal corridor have been demonstrated repeatedly and it's time to stop studying the concept and make some decisions, says a new report for...
Short lines play big role in N.D.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 15.) WAHPETON, S.D. — BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific dominate railroad shipping in North Dakota, but they're not the only ones that haul cargo by rail. Short line railroads like the Red River Valley &...
UP train derails near Portland’s Union Station
(The following report appeared at KPTV.com on October 14.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A Union Pacific train jumped the tracks in downtown Portland early Sunday morning. Several cars in the freight train came off the tracks near Union Station, causing the railroad crossing gates...
Evacuees back home 3 days after CSX derailment
(The following story Joseph L. Wagner appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on October 14.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Relieved residents were allowed to return to their homes Saturday, three days after a train derailment spilled tanker carloads of hazardous but...
Metra admits inspectors missed defect before derailments
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 13.) CHICAGO — Metra officials on Friday announced a shake-up in track inspection procedures, acknowledging its inspectors failed to detect a defect that caused the derailment...
Odd, tragic events fuel train delays
(The following story by Tony Bizjak appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on October 15.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — How hard is it to make the trains run on time? Pretty hard, apparently, given the surprises -- some of them tragic -- that commuter trains run into on a...
