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Lack of federal funding could kill Amtrak
(The following story by Dan Schlossberg appeared at ConsumerAffairs.Com on July 16.) NEW YORK — Booming business may not be enough to keep Amtrak alive. The national passenger railroad network needs federal funds just to maintain the status quo but could fall victim...
Four dead trying to beat Amtrak train
(The following story by Diane Lacey Allen appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on July 16.) LAKELAND, Fla. — Four people were killed when a car was struck by an Amtrak train on tracks on Wabash Avenue in West Lakeland this afternoon. There were no injuries on the...
Rail, states to announce security deal
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 16.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York and New Jersey will soon have access to a computerized tracking system for freight traveling with railroad operator CSX Corp. The two states and the railroad were expected to...
The dark side of the moon for Amtrak
(The following story by Tom Berg appeared on The Orange County Register website on July 15.) LAGUNA NIGUEL — Warning: If you are eating, stop. You are about to read about bottoms. Five thousand of 'em, all bared in the name of … well, that's hard to say. No one at the...
Strasburg’s No. 10 a perfect ten to rail buffs
(The following story by James Buescher appeared on the Intelligencer Journal website on July 16.) STRASBURG, Pa. — While the rest of Lancaster County celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks and picnics, Strasburg Railroad engineer Steve Weaver was getting ready...
Opinion: Shanty’s closing is part of track updates
(The following column by John Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 16.) CHICAGO — Railroad workers are pretty darn tough people, but Leslie Moore Jr. says he got a little choked up when the door was padlocked this month on the ramshackle shanty...
Seniors can take advantage of discounts for rail trips
(The following story by Ed Perkins appeared at NorthJersey.com on July 15.) HACKENSACK, N.J. — Even though many senior travel discounts are either shrinking or disappearing, you can still find some on rail travel. Here's a brief rundown. North America Amtrak...
BNSF collision dumps loads, no one injured
(The following report appeared on the Argus Leader website on July 16.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A train collision Sunday morning near Garretson damaged an engine, a few train cars and their loads and lifted several cars off the tracks. Cleanup crews with Burlington...
Opinion: Intercity rail a link to the future
(The following column by David D. Watts appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on July 15.) EDMONTON, Alberta — A high-speed rail link between Edmonton and Calgary is more than transportation. It is more than a convenience for our two largest cities. It's more than...
UP presses on with Ariz. rail yard
(The following story by Daniel Scarpinato appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on July 15.) PHOENIX — With the governor vetoing legislation aimed at stopping the construction of a large rail yard near Picacho Peak, Union Pacific Railroad says it is moving ahead...
