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Monon Railroad’s role in building Indiana is cited
(The following story by Justin Hesser appeared on The Courier-Journal website on July 9.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Stretching 525 miles, the Monon Railroad's size wasn't a good measure of how much it benefited Indiana. The railroad that began in 1847 in New Albany and...
Opinion: Chicago can’t compete without good trains
(The following story by John Norquist appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on July 9.) CHICAGO — Quick. What do Tokyo, London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai have in common? Yes, they are all world financial centers with which Chicago both...
DM&E defends lawsuit
(The following story by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Star-Tribune website on July 7.) CASPER, Wyo. — Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad President Kevin Schieffer on Friday denied allegations that his company intentionally filed condemnation proceedings just...
U.S. railroads hope women, minorities fill labor gaps
(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on July 8.) CALUMET CITY, Ill. — E. F. Shirley recalled that when she started working on the railroad she ended up in fist fights with male co-workers who were offended by her presence. "They had to learn that if...
Planners tackle railroad bottleneck in Colton
(The following story by Imran Ghori appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on July 9.) COLTON, Calif. — San Bernardino Associated Government officials are hoping to untangle the region's biggest rail bottleneck, but members of the transportation planning agency's...
SEPTA’s week of highs — and lows
(The following story by Larry King appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 9.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA officials are expecting about 22,000 fewer daily riders aboard trains, trolleys and buses this week, the anticipated fallout of the agency's first fare...
Canada regulator rules against CN grain program
(Reuters circulated the following story by Roberta Rampton on July 6.) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canadian National Railway Co. must change the way it allocates rail cars to give better service to small grain shippers, the Canadian Transportation Agency said on Friday. The...
Metra hearings will discuss expansion
(The following report appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 9.) CHICAGO — Public hearings will be held this week on plans to expand Metra commuter rail service in the northwest and west suburbs, the agency said. The proposals include expanding service on the...
U.P. flood repairs in full swing
(The following story by Anna Fry appeared on the Parsons Sun website on July 6.) PARSONS, Kan. — The Union Pacific Railroad has 400 rock cars and 60 dump trucks running day and night to repair tracks damaged by flooding and restore rail service. Most of the damage is...
Rail plays big role in port futures
(The following story by Julia Anderson appeared on The Columbian website on July 9.) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Lost in the hubbub about the Port of Vancouver’s plans for a six-year port district property tax increase is where some of the money will go: rail projects. The...
