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BNSF wants end to trespassing on rail line being used as informal trail
(The following story by Richard Ecke appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on July 27.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — On an informal trail south of Great Falls, people on horses trotted by, zoomed on dirt bikes or walked leisurely atop a railroad bed. The Missouri River...
Weekend, midday NJ Transit trains coming to Rockland
(The following story by Khurram Saeed appeared on The Journal News website on July 27.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Rockland residents will have a new way to catch a Broadway play or come home early from their jobs in Manhattan when added train service arrives in the fall....
NY MTA chief takes to subway to promote fare increases
(The following story by William Neuman appeared on the New York Times website on July 27.) NEW YORK — Taking his message of fare increases and a dire financial outlook directly to straphangers yesterday morning, Elliot G. Sander, the executive director of the...
Lone Congressman can’t kill Amtrak
(The following story by Dan Schlossberg appeared at ConsumerAffairs.Com on July 26.) A congressman’s bid to derail Amtrak has been squashed by his colleagues. The House of Representatives voted 328-94 against a move to end Amtrak’s federal subsidies. The move to strip...
Blackmont model produces $85 price target for CP Rail
(The following story by Jonathan Ratner appeared on the National Post website on July 26.) OTTAWA — News of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.’s (BAMa/TSX) takeover approach to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP/TSX) earlier in the year helped drive a run-up in the...
Deal reached on security bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jim Abrams on July 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on steps to strengthen air and sea defenses against would-be terrorists in legislation aimed at fulfilling...
Sector snap: Railroads fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 26.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operators fell in trading Thursday, as disappointing earnings reports continued to cite poor volumes and underlying freight market challenges. Kansas City Southern said Thursday...
AAR: Rail freight traffic down from last year, up from prior week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on July 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down during the week ended July 21 in comparison with the corresponding week last year but up from the previous week this year, the...
STB data shows U.S. Class I workforce shrinks for first time in 2007
(The following report appeared at ProgressiveRailroading.com on July 26.) The U.S. Class I workforce had increased every month from January to May, but that streak is over, according to the latest Surface Transportation Board employment data As of mid-June, the large...
Miniature rail line draws train buffs of all ages
(The following story by Nadine Armstrong appeared on the Hants Journal website on July 26.) WINDSOR — What inspires a bunch of grown men to ride around on miniature trains? One thing: the look of wonderment on a child's face. And for members of the Atlantic Model...
