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DM&E anticipates financing for expansion
(The following story by Peter Harriman appeared on the Argus Leader website on August 2.) SIOUX CITY, S.D. — The Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad could get private financing for its expansion by the end of the year, CEO Kevin Schieffer says. Despite being turned...
UP reorganizes lobbying staff
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has announced that it plans to reorganize its community relations staff. Officials at the nation's largest railroad said today they want to be better able to respond to state and...
Railroads asked to detour toxic loads around cities
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on the Virginia Pilot website on August 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — Freight trains carrying hazardous materials may have to bypass urban centers under a provision in the Homeland Security legislation approved by Congress last...
Amtrak cancels some trains due to equipment concerns
(The following report appeared at kgw.com on August 2.) SEATTLE — Amtrak canceled routes in Oregon and Washington Thursday night after small cracks were found in the suspension support structure of some cars. The company said its’ Cascades trains will be cancelled...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic down in July
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off again during July, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. U.S. railroads originated 1,250,961 carloads of...
U.S. railroads seek investment tax credit for track
(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on August 2.) CHICAGO — U.S. railroads are lobbying Congress to back tax-credit legislation aimed at boosting rail investment, citing the need for an injection of cash to help lay fresh track. "This country needs...
Amtrak to offer free alcohol on some trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains. The national passenger rail company is making the unusual offer to promote a...
Investigators seek cause of DM&E fire in S.D.
(The following story by Kevin Woster appeared on the Rapid City Journal website on August 1.) WALL, SD. — Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad officials are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a train and burned nearby stacks of railroad ties and...
SEPTA ends its era of low transfer fares
(The following story by Eileen Stilwell appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier-Post website on August 1.) CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Today SEPTA will no longer offer cut-rate transfer fares to riders in need of a transit connection to reach their destinations. The good news for...
Michigan working with railroads to establish Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail line
(The following report appeared at MetroModeMedia.com on August 2.) DETROIT — I've got one word for you: Logistics. __That's what Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and freight train officials are trying to figure out to establish the much anticipated...
