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Reform railway system, Vancouver says
(The following report by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on September 19.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — A growing sense of frustration among local port terminal operators about "poor and inconsistent service" is prompting North Vancouver's chamber of commerce...
Rail span reopens after crews fix defect
(The following report appeared at WRAL.com on September 20.) KENLY, N.C. — Crews were able to repair a Johnston County bridge late Wednesday. The Little River bridge had been closed for the day, delaying several Amtrak trains. The bridge was undergoing an inspection...
Opinion: Captive shipping is serious concern
(The following column appeared on the Daily Inter Lake website on September 19.) KALISPELL, Mont. — BNSF Railway got a break recently when the federal Surface Transportation Board rejected Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s claims that the railroad is a monopoly that...
No discipline taken in wake of UP-Metra problems
(The following report by Bob Roberts appeared on the WBBM website on September 19.) CHICAGO — The Union Pacific R.R. has decided not to take disciplinary action in the wake of recent problems on one of the commuter rail lines it operates for Metra. WBBM’s Bob Roberts...
BNSF to allow use of towers for safety purposes
(The following story by Richard Peterson appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on September 19.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — BNSF and a state consortium have signed an agreement to allow some federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies in Northern Montana...
Conn. expects $2M from feds for transit security
(The following story by Mark Ginocchio appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on September 16.) STAMFORD, Conn. — After negotiating with New York and New Jersey for more than a year, Connecticut expects to get about $2 million from a $47 million federal transit...
KCS says it will defend itself against allegations of overcharging
(The following report appeared on the Kansas City Star website on September 14.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern said it would continue to fight allegations that it has overcharged customers. The railroad responded to a study released Thursday by the American...
Ethanol and trains linked in Nebraska safety push
(The following story by Art Hovey appeared on the Columbus Telegraph website on September 19.) COLUMBUS, Neb. — As Nebraska asserts itself as an ethanol power, there are no underground pipelines to carry hundreds of millions of gallons per year of finished product to...
Amtrak agrees to Mich. rail deal
(The following report appeared on The Battle Creek Enquirer website on September 18.) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Amtrak today agreed to a plan that would put a passenger service line between Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti under new ownership. The railroad sale has been a point of...
Officials: Iowa span vulnerable to attack
(The following story by William Petroski appeared on the Des Moines Register website on September 19.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Burlington's Great River Bridge, which carries 10,000 vehicles daily over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois, is among 44...
