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Michigan Central Rwy. will initiate freight service in Mich., Ind.
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 12.) KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Michigan Central Railway will initiate freight rail service over 384 route miles of rail line in Michigan and Indiana in first-quarter 2008 under a joint venture to be formed by Norfolk...
Commuters, on your MARC, get set, go — stop
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 12.) BALTIMORE — There are good days and bad days for MARC commuters. Yesterday was just plain awful on the Penn Line as an escalating series of problems combined to delay several...
Railroads make progress on flooding repairs
(The following report appeared on the Parsons Sun website on July 12.) PARSONS, Kan. — Repairs to the Union Pacific Railroad continue today, but traffic is expected to travel normal routes by later this week. The main line outages in Kansas, resulting from the heavy...
Budget feuds delaying Illinois plans for Amtrak
(The following story by Thomas V. Bona appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on July 11.) ROCKFORD — Amtrak trains between Chicago and Rockford are already delayed — in Springfield. The longer it takes lawmakers to pass a budget, the longer it will take them...
NS train derails in Atlanta
(The following story by Steve Visser appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on July 11.) ATLANTA — A Norfolk-Southern train derailed on Buford Highway Wednesday night but officials were able to reopen all lanes on the busy thoroughfare early this...
$3.7 million study on easing rail bottleneck OK’d
(The following story by Imran Ghori appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on July 12.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — San Bernardino County transportation officials agreed Wednesday to proceed with a $3.7 million study that will help unclog the Inland region's biggest...
Grain bin collapses, spills on BNSF tracks
(The following story by Stacey Creasy of GateHouse News Service appeared on the Galesburg Regsiter-Mail website on July 11.) CAMERON, Ill. — On a normal evening you can hear the children playing and dogs barking in Cameron. Tuesday was not a normal evening. An...
Shortline reaches contract with Signalmen
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 11.) WORCESTER, Mass. — The Providence and Worcester Railroad Company reaches an 8-year contract agreement with the union representing its maintenance workers. The deal covers employees in the Brotherhood of...
NJ Transit approves annual budget, ridership increases
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 11.) NEWARK, N.J. — The board of New Jersey Transit Wednesday approved its annual operating budget of $1.6 billion and a capital budget of $1.3 billion. The operating budget includes about $825 million from...
Metra upgrade in works
(The following story by Karen Long appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on July 12.) GENEVA, Ill. — As a commuter from Geneva to Chicago, Metra rider Marla Dunning wanted to know about possible changes to the Union Pacific West line. The Geneva resident...
