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Volunteers on board to refurbish Spirit of Sir John A.
(The following story by Jordan Press appeared on the Whig-Standard website on August 9.) ONTARIO, Calif. — When the locomotive, Engine 1095 from the Canadian Pacific fleet, settled into its home in Confederation Park four decades ago, it carried a brilliant shine....
Marquette Rail hopes to change industry’s image
(The following story by Joe Boomgaard appeared on the Daily News website on August 9.) LUDINGTON, Mich. — Short line railroads have an image problem. They’re seen as slow forms of mass transportation that went out of style decades ago. Some people think of railroads...
The right to walk off the job
(The following story by Michael Scott Moore appeared at Spiegel.de on August 9.) BERLIN — Locomotive engineers in Germany want a huge pay raise, but judges kept Deutsche Bahn workers from walking off the job Thursday morning. Still, commuter trains in Hamburg and...
UP trains to avoid peak times in downtown Cedar Rapids
(The following story by Rick Smith appeared on The Gazette website on August 8.) CEDAR RAPIDS - Dodging trains downtown may be turning a bit more predictable. Downtown leaders on Tuesday announced that the Union Pacific Railroad Co. has agreed to try to keep trains...
Northstar estimates delayed
(The following story by Lawrence Schumacher appeared on the St. Cloud Times website on August 9.) ST CLOUD, Minn. — Preliminary estimates of ridership and cost for extending the proposed Northstar commuter rail line to Rice will not be available next week as planned....
Opinion: Competing ports can be good for business
(The following column by Bill Virgin appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on August 9.) SEATTLE — Some people adapt quickly to new surroundings, and Tay Yoshitani would appear to be one such person. Even though he has been the Port of Seattle's chief...
CSX to pay N.Y. overtime bill in full
(The following story by Michele Reaves appeared on the Post-Standard website on August 8.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CSX agreed today to pay the city of Oneida $114,000, the full bill for police and fire overtime shifts and other expenses stemming from a train derailment March...
Fiery CN collision sparks federal probe
(The following story by Ian Bailey appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canada's transportation watchdog agency yesterday announced a full-fledged investigation into last weekend's derailment of a Canadian National Railway train in...
DA: Lawyer stole from railroaders
(The following story by Phil Ray appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on August 8.) HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. — A former Philadelphia lawyer who also practiced in Blair County for many years has been charged with stealing almost $200,000 from four local railroad workers....
Opinion: Re-regulation would mean return to poor rail service
(The following column by Lawrence H. Kaufman appeared on The Free Press website on August 9. Kaufman is the author of the book, “Leaders Count: The Story of BNSF Railway,” published in 2005.) MANKATO, Minn. — Mark Glaess’ My View —" Big Rail hurts rural communities” —...
