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Track crew has role in cliffhanger
(The following story by David E. Graham appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on July 11.) DEL MAR, Calif. — With nature's assault of rain, wind, waves and storms, the train track that hugs the coast along Del Mar's bluffs would some day likely tumble into...
No fish story: Chemical spill in river may benefit salmon
(The following story by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on July 11.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The recovery of the Cheakamus River may be more rapid and vigorous than anyone imagined when a catastrophic chemical spill wiped out fish in the Squamish-area...
Riders snatch up NY MTA report cards
(The following story by Jeremy Olshan appeared on the New York Post website on July 11.) NEW YORK — First they swiped their MetroCards, then they took swipes at the MTA. More than 35,000 straphangers snatched up the "rider report cards" that transit officials handed...
Stowaways nabbed on CP Rail freight
(The following story by Greg Mercer appeared on The (Kitchener, Ontario) Record on July 11.) CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — A man, two women and a pair of dogs hitching a free ride heading west had their trip delayed by police in Cambridge last night. The group was caught...
Native leaders call for regular rail protests
(The Canadian press circulated the following by Alison Auld on July 11.) HALIFAX, N.S. — Several Canadian aboriginal leaders called Tuesday for a repeat of the national day of action, saying the event that snarled traffic and disrupted rail service helped elevate...
Warped rail may have caused UP derailment
(The following story by Ron Jensen appeared on The Register-Mail website on July 10.) GALESBURG, Ill. — Untimely summer heat may have caused a rail to bend and throw 14 cars from a Union Pacific train off the track Saturday afternoon east of town, according to a...
Curing the Colton crossing
(The following story by Andrew Silva appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on July 11.) COLTON, Calif. — The Union Pacific train pointing west sat still for at least 20 minutes Tuesday afternoon as two BNSF Railway trains heading south passed under the 10...
Amtrak to discuss depot upgrades
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on the Register-Mail website on July 10.) GALESBURG, Ill. — Citing the need for a greater exchange to provide additional passenger rail station improvement resources, Amtrak has invited communities along the 2,438-mile...
Memphis looking down the tracks again
(The following story by Jane Roberts appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on July 11.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The on- and off-again look at building a second railroad track to Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park lurched to a slow roll Tuesday when a City Council...
More trains, more options may be available for Metra line upgrade
(The following report by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 11.) GENEVA, Ill. — Riders on Metra's Union Pacific West line may want to attend the rail company's public hearing at 5 p.m. at city hall. On the docket will be a discussion of...
