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NJ Transit’s Atlantic City Line sets ridership record
(The following story by Thomas Barlas appeared on the Press of Atlantic City website on September 18.) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — NJ Transit's Atlantic City Rail Line set another record for passenger trips during fiscal year 2007, breaking the previous fiscal year record...
Railroads lay track on Fla. taxpayers’ backs
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on September 19.) TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Florida officials decided four years ago that the state needed to do more with its transportation taxes than build highways. The railroads, they said,...
CN defends operations
(The following story by Mark Nielsen appeared on the Prince George Citizen website on September 18.) PRINCE GEORGE — CN Rail representatives appeared before city council Monday night to account for the fiery train crash in early August and to listen to concerns raised...
W.Va.: Slow down, take a train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Vicki Smith on September 16.) CASS, W.Va. — Moments after it pulls out of the station, chugging into the dense cover of the Monongahela National Forest, the Shay locomotive begins its climb. The baking sun...
Little girl’s letter gets results
(The following story by Jennifer Bracken appeared on the Lorain Morning Journal website on September 18.) LORAIN, Ohio — After more than a dozen deaths and 45 years of waiting, Lorain's ''Killer Crossing'' today has railroad lights and gates to make it safer. In the...
Start of commuter rail to Detroit delayed
(The following story by John Mulcahy appeared at Mlive.com on September 18.) DETROIT — The long awaited start of the Ann Arbor-Detroit commuter rail service - most recently proposed for early 2008 - has been delayed again, this time to late 2009 or early 2010....
Albion City Council opposes NS deal
(The following story by Larry O'Connor appeared on the Battle Creek Enquirer website on September 17.) ALBION, Mich. — The city is the latest to get on board with other communities opposing a proposed handover of railway lines without safeguards passenger service will...
Ridership up 58% on Illinois Amtrak line
(The following story by Craig Finlay appeared on the Macomb Journal website on September 16.) MACOMB, Ill. — In the 10 months since Amtrak service on the Chicago-Quincy line was doubled, ridership at the Macomb Amtrak Station has seen a dramatic increase. On average,...
Responders train for derailments
(The following story by Terry L. Jones appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on September 18.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Should another train derail and release hazardous materials into the city, Hattiesburg's emergency responders say they want to be better...
Debate intensifies over Nevada rail projects
(The following story by Manu Raju appeared on The Hill website on September 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. —A provision tucked into a highway “technical corrections” bill is stoking ferocious competition between two big rail projects fighting for the right to transport people...
