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Operation Lifesaver, BLET member aim to save lives near railroad tracks
(The following story by Justin Much appeared on the Statesman Journal website on September 7. Brother Dean Dahlin is a member of BLET Division 892 in Seattle.) SALEM, Ore. — A group of idlers hanging out on the porch of a North Salem duplex flipped the bird at the...
L.A.’s Metrolink to challenge negligence claims
(The following report appeared on the Los Angeles Daily News website on September 7.) LOS ANGELES — An appellate panel has agreed to hear Metrolink's challenge of a judge's decision to allow plaintiffs to pursue negligence claims stemming from a train wreck that...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic down in August
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on September 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads originated 1,685,238 carloads of freight in August 2007, down 17,008 carloads (1.0 percent) from August 2006. U.S. railroads also originated 1,195,390...
Amtrak ridership rising as prospects brighten
(The following Wall Street Journal report by Daniel Machalaba appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on September 7.) NEW YORK — Airplanes are getting stuck in lots of traffic jams this summer, but Amtrak is on a roll. Ridership on the passenger rail system is...
Heightened Amtrak security debuts in N.Y.
(The following story by Robert Gavin appeared on the Albany Times Union website on September 6.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Nearly six years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, security will be heightened at the Rensselaer train station. Amtrak passengers will face...
From ‘scrap metal,’ DM&E rose to success
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on September 1.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Twenty-one years ago yesterday -- Sept. 5, 1986 -- the first Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad left the station. The departure time was 1 a.m. "The...
Locals view DM&E sale with cautious optimism
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on September 7.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nine years of occasional negotiation -- laced with more frequent bouts of public sparring -- have given Rochester-area officials this picture of Dakota,...
Analysts: CP Rail pays too much for DM&E
(The following report by Scott Deveau appeared on the National Post website on September 7.) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP/TSX) took a huge gamble yesterday in agreeing to buy Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern, but the only thing huge about the deal, most...
DM&E deal rare opportunity for CP Rail
(The following story by David Berman appeared on the National Post website on September 7.) OTTAWA — When investors are given a choice between company share buybacks and an acquisition, they prefer the buybacks. That, at least, is one conclusion that can be drawn from...
Piece of rail history finds final resting place
(The following story by Dan Olsen appeared on the Craig Daily Press website on September 6.) CRAIG — On Wednesday, a piece of American railroad history wound its way down the tracks from Phippsburg to the siding in Craig in a final journey to a resting place at the...
