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Amtrak president: Texas Eagle is OK
(The following story by Sherry Koonce appeared on the Longview News-Journal website on September 16.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Amtrak's Texas Eagle passenger train is not in jeopardy. During the 10th anniversary celebration of the Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance...
Editorial: Conn. ready for more rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Hartford Courant website on September 16.) HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut is a booming destination spot. It is seeing a big spike in the number of films being made here. Tax incentives put into place last year are more...
NJ Transit clamors for riders
(The following story by David Levinsky appeared on the Burlington County Times website on September 17.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Faced with flat ridership on its River Line, NJ Transit has embarked on a new advertising campaign that targets residents of towns more distant...
Other parts of the world have it: Why can’t we get high-speed rail?
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jan Dennis on September 14.) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Seven hours after boarding a train in Kansas City, Douglas Lewandowski finally arrived at Chicago's Union Station — rested after the 500-mile trip but anxious to...
CEO: NS is ready for fall demand
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 14.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. indicated uncertainty on Friday about whether it can meet heightened demand for its rail services in coming years, though said it is "well positioned" to handle peak...
STB awards contract to study freight rail competition
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on September 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board (Board) announced today that it has awarded a contract to Christensen Associates (Christensen), headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, to conduct...
Opinion: Via Rail’s ‘best kept secret’
(The following column by Tom Claridge appeared on the Orangeville Citizen website on September 14.) ORANGEVILLE, Ont. — A couple of years ago, my curiosity was piqued by the present of a VIA Rail sign on the side of the stately CP Rail station in downtown Sudbury....
North Platte to host first-ever “Rail Fest” celebration
(The following story by Paul Hammel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on September 14.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A visit by the last steam engine built for the Union Pacific, No. 844, plus train rides and tours of the world's largest rail year will highlight a...
Man’s heroic act moves train crew
(Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers circulated the following story by Michael King on September 13. Gordon A. Hill is a member of BLET Division 173 in Fon du Lac, Wisc.) TOWN OF MENASHA, Wisc. — Conductors and engineers worry about the anguish they'll experience if their...
Police arrest mourner at vigil for writing on rail gate
(The following story by Steve Schmadeke appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 14.) CHICAGO — Five days after her friend was struck and killed by a freight train in Villa Park, Angela Keslinke returned to the crossing gate for a candlelight vigil with...
