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Editorial: SEPTA’s ticketing system
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 1.) PHILADELPHIA — One of the nation's largest transit systems doesn't even have ticket vending machines? That sounds like a punch line to a bad joke. Well, SEPTA officials need to stop...
CSX closes Florida land purchase
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 1.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Friday its affiliate Evansville Western Railway Inc. closed the purchase of 318 acres of land from the city of Winter Haven, Fla., to be used for an...
Chicago mayor, Metra disagree on anti-vandal fences
(The following report by Bob Roberts appeared on the WBBM website on October 1.) CHICAGO — Mayor Daley says the best way to keep vandals out is to fence railroads in. But Metra officials don't agree. WBBM’s Bob Roberts has the story. Authorities tell WBBM that whoever...
Amtrak locomotive derails, no injuries
(The following story by Scott Marshall appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 1.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — An Amtrak locomotive jumped the track and struck a piece of Union Pacific equipment Monday evening, but neither the crew nor passengers were injured,...
Train accident was fourth near Seattle ballpark since 2000
(The following story by Christine Clarridge appeared on the Seattle Times website on October 1.) SEATTLE — A woman in a wheelchair who was struck by a train outside Safeco Field on Sunday may have gone around railroad-crossing arms recently installed to improve...
CP Rail propane leak forces Moose Jaw evacuations
(The following story by Shelby Parker appeared on the Moose Jaw Times-Herald website on October 2.) MOOSE JAW -- Moose Jaw on Monday declared a precautionary state of emergency for the area immediately adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway yards downtown, in...
NS, UP offer on-time service guarantee
(Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 1.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) today announced new westbound intermodal train service that will shorten by a day the trip for standard intermodal freight from...
Railroad work hits milestone in Wichita
(The following story by Hurst Laviana appeared on the Wichita Eagle website on October 1.) WICHITA, Kan. — A two-mile railroad overpass through some of the busiest streets in downtown Wichita could open to train traffic as early as Oct. 16, city officials said last...
Portand & Western pursues ‘Left Turn’ project
(The following story by Hasso Hering appeared on the Albany Democrat-Herald on October 1.) ALBANY — Freight trains would cause less traffic disruption in Albany and Benton County under a proposal being advanced by the Portland & Western Railroad. The railroad has told...
Livingston, residents sue BNSF over yard pollution
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 1) LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The city of Livingston, six businesses and nearly 100 residents have filed a lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway over rail yard pollution they say hasn't been properly...
