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Google May Start New York Transit Guide
(The following story by Chris Dolmetsch and Ari Levy appeared on the Bloomburg website on August 24.) NEW YORK -- Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, provides online transit guides for more than a dozen U.S. cities including Dallas and San...
Thousands stranded on Metra trains
(By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune transportation reporter, August 23, 2007) Thousands of Metra commuters were stranded aboard trains in the west and northwest suburbs tonight after power lines downed by powerful storms brought trains to a halt. More than 4,000...
Late BLE member will be honored at Mandan Railroad Days celebration
(The following report appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on August 23. Herbert Lee "Tubby" DeForest was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Two people will be inducted into the North Dakota Railroad Hall of Fame at 4 p.m....
Plea in CSX copper wire case
(The following report by Bob Gardinier appeared on the Albany Times Union on August 22.) TROY, N.Y. — The head of a crime ring that stole tons of copper wire from National Grid substations and CSX rail yards in three counties will spend up to 14 years in prison after...
Cooperation keeps rail traffic going
(The following report by Dan Springer appeared on the Winona Daily News website on August 23.) WINONA, Minn. — In times of crisis, it often comes down to neighbors helping neighbors. That’s what the nation’s rail carriers did when the weekend floods took out tracks...
Fatal KCS train, truck collision investigated
(The following report appeared on the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal website on August 22.) ABERDEEN, Miss. — An autopsy may give clues into why a Starkville man drove an asphalt-filled dump truck into the side of a moving freight train Monday morning. Elmer...
SEPTA transfer appeal likely to be heard at end of October
(The following story by Dan Hirschhorn appeared on The Evening Bulletin website on August 23.) PHILADELPHIA — The Commonwealth Court here will likely hear legal arguments during the week of Oct. 29 in SEPTA's appeal of a recent Common Pleas Court decision barring it...
Editorial: Shortline’s safety track record needs scrutiny
(The following editorial appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on August 22.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Meridian & Bigbee Railroad's recent safety record, which includes seven derailments in the first five months of this year and another this past weekend near...
On right track, Amtrak ridership soars in Illinois
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on August 23.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Train service between St. Louis and Chicago might just be a hit with travelers. Passenger train ridership in the St. Louis-Chicago corridor is up more...
New UP position taking former Neb. secretary of state to Calif.
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 22.) OMAHA — Former Nebraska Secretary of State Scott Moore will be moving to California in the fall to take a new position at Union Pacific Corp. Moore resigned his state post in...
