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Arrest a break in probe of Calif. trestle fire?
(The following story by Denny Walsh appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on August 21.) SACRAMENTO — A Salvadoran national in the United States illegally is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation and is under indictment for allegedly lying about his...
Editorial: For Northern California rail, the future is here
(The following editorial appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on August 21.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Imagine that 50,000 people (nearly half as many as now live in Roseville) commuted to the Bay Area every day. That won't be imaginary for long. By 2030, that many...
Ga. rail crossing listed 7th most accident-prone in nation
(The following story by Sarah Fay Campbell appeared on The Times-Herald website on August 21.) NEWNAN, Ga. — As work proceeds to improve the intersection of U.S. 29 and Weldon Road at rail tracks in north Coweta County, a new study by the Citizens for Rail Safety and...
Stocks advance on retail, railroad and mining shares
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on August 21.) NEW YORK — Retail, mining, and railroad shares carried most stocks to their third straight advance Monday on growing confidence the Federal Reserve will assuage turmoil in credit markets and keep the economy...
CP Rail stock upgraded to ‘buy’
(The following story by Leonard Zehr appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 21.) TORONTO — In the wake of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.’s decision to abandon its pursuit of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., UBS has upgraded CPR to “buy” from “neutral,” on...
Brookfield abandons plan to buy CP Rail
(The following story by Andrew Willis appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 21.) TORONTO — The global credit crunch has forced Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to quietly shelve a planned takeover of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. as funding for leveraged...
Opinion: Why Teamsters President Hoffa worries Iran’s mullahs
(The following column by Mahtaub Hojjati appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on August 19. Mahtaub Hojjati is the founder of the Institute for Persian Studies and president of the National Coalition for Reconciliation in Iran, both in Washington.) SAN...
Clevelanders enjoy boarding an Amtrak train in daylight
(The following story by Debbi Snook appeared on the Plain Dealer website on August 19.) CLEVELAND, — Margie O'Connor of Concord had not been on an Amtrak train in 18 years, the whole time she had lived in Ohio. But one day this summer, she stood on the downtown...
Maine Governor celebrates Amtrak expansion
(The Maine Governor’s office issued the following on August 17.) PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Governor John E. Baldacci joined officials today at the Amtrak station for a ceremony celebrating the expansion of the Downeaster passenger rail service. Starting today, Amtrak...
Canola oil stops traffic
(The following story by John Mangalonzo appeared on the Hawk Eye website on August 20.) FORT MADISON, Iowa — Rail and vehicular traffic on 33rd Street here was blocked for nearly seven hours Friday after a Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train collided at 7:30 a.m....
