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High heat may cause MARC train delays
(The following report appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 9.) BALTIMORE — Due to high heat, MARC trains on the Brunswick and Camden lines will operate 20 mph below their normal speed but not below 40 mph, which may cause delays, the MTA announced today. In...
SEPTA imposes pricier commutes
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 10.) PHILADELPHIA — With outrage, resignation or dread, transit riders yesterday faced the first day of their more-expensive commuting lives, as SEPTA's first fare increase in...
Flooding damages 255 miles of Kansas track
(The following report appeared on the Examiner-Enterprise website on July 10.) PITTSBURG, Kan. — The South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad traffic embargo remained in effect last week on nearly 255 miles of track. Due to rising water, railroad officials announced that...
Rail analyst cuts 2Q earnings estimate for KCS
(The following report by Mark Davis appeared on The Kansas City Star website on July 10.) KANSAS CITY — Lighter rail traffic volumes in the second quarter led an industry analyst to cut his earnings estimates for Kansas City Southern this morning. Art W. Hatfield, who...
Copper wire thefts threaten trains
(The following report by Mark Povolny appeared at WEAU.com on July 10.) EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — Thieves are stealing copper wire along railroad tracks in Jackson County, putting trains and people in danger. Scrap metal thieves have stolen miles of copper wiring critical...
Western wildfires delay Amtrak, UP trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Tom Gardner on July 9.) RENO, Nev. — Firefighters entered another day of triple digit temperatures, choking smoke and difficult terrain on Monday as they attempted to conquer lightning-sparked wildland fires that...
Metra plans increase in service to Chicago’s western suburbs
(The following report appeared at NBC5.com on July 10.) CHICAGO — Proposed improvements along Metra's Union Pacific West line might benefit Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuters as well. "The project is meant to improve the capacity of the Union Pacific West line,...
Engineer hurt when rock thrown at train
(The following report appeared on the Chronicle-Herald website on July 10.) HALIFAX, N.S. — The engineer of a Moncton-bound train was slightly injured early Sunday when someone hurled a large rock through the windshield of the locomotive as it passed near Hatchery...
Cleaner locomotive starts port duty at Pacific Harbor Line
(The following story by Louis Sahagun appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on July 10. Jeff Robinson and Jason Bengel are members of BLET Division 214 in Long Beach, Calif.) LOS ANGELES — Jeff Robinson settled into the driver's seat of his new, low-emission...
Dunsmuir, visitors celebrate all things locomotive
(The following story by Ryan Sabalow appeared on the Record-Searchlight website on July 8.) DUNSMUIR, Calif. — Katie Paull summed up her hometown’s premier yearly festival, Railroad Days, in two words: “Choo-choo!” the 8-year-old Dunsmuir girl said Saturday while...
