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Opinion: SEPTA rear-ended by ‘killer amendment’
(The following column by John Baer appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on July 26.) PHILADELPHIA — Well, the SEPTA-in-crisis saga continues. And, no, you're not reading an old column. And, yes, the state just signed a hard-fought "historic" deal to secure...
Amtrak touts better stations
(The following story by Dennis J. Carroll appeared on The Hawk Eye website on July 25.) DENVER — Representatives of communities along Amtrak's California Zephyr line, including Burlington and Mount Pleasant, gathered here Tuesday to hear top rail executives launch a...
FRA awards $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing efforts to reduce collisions between trains and motor vehicles at grade crossings and discourage illegal trespassing on railroad tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is providing a $1 million grant to Operation Lifesaver,...
Revenue growth, strong pricing highlight KCS 2Q earnings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) recorded second quarter 2007 revenues of $427.1 million, a 3.4% increase over second quarter 2006. The quarter-over-quarter revenue growth was primarily attributable to a continued strong pricing environment....
BLET to testify today at Senate Hearing on rail safety improvements
(The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued the following release on July 26. BLET Vice President & National Legislative Representative John Tolman will deliver testimony on behalf of the BLET.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Committee on...
Track change for Nickel Plate 763 locomotive
(The following story by Sheila Ellis appeared on the Roanoke Times website on July 25.) ROANOKE, Va. — Railroad fans gave a bittersweet farewell to the steam locomotive Nickel Plate 763 as it began its journey from the Virginia Museum of Transportation to Coshocton,...
Opinion: On board with the rail barrons
(The following column by Eric Reguly appeared on the Toronto Star website on July 25.) TORONTO — Rail businesses are suddenly hot commodities. In Canada, Canadian Pacific rebuffed an approach from Brookfield Asset Management and is probably in play. Canadian National...
Train-sparked wildfire burns along Oregon freeway, tracks
(The following story by Dean Brickey appeared on the East Oregonian website on July 25.) BOARDMAN, Ore. — Firefighters spent about six hours extinguishing a stubborn wildfire along Interstate 84 west of Boardman Sunday. Apparently sparked by a passing Union Pacific...
Suspect held in UP wire theft
(The following report appeared on the Fresno Bee website on July 25.) FRESNO, Calif. — Samuel Wade Harner, 34, was booked Sunday into the Madera Correctional Center on suspicion of grand theft, vandalism and other charges after nearly 600 feet of wiring was stolen...
Opinion: Why we shouldn’t be rushing to save CP Rail
(The following column by David Olive appeared on the Toronto Star website on July 25.) TORONTO — For economic nationalists, the central place of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Canada's history is reason enough to object to its acquisition by foreign interests. But...
