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Amtrak resumes normal St. Louis to K.C. service
(The following report appeared on the Kansas City Star website on May 24.) KANSAS CITY — Amtrak trains between St. Louis and Kansas City returned to normal service Wednesday after two weeks of cross-state service delays and cancellations. The disruptions were due to...
Bombardier declares interest in high-speed train
(The following story by Jeremy Loome appeared on the Edmonton Sun website on May 25.) EDMONTON — Transportation mega firm Bombardier is interested in supplying technology and expertise to plans for a high-speed rail line in Alberta, the company said yesterday. "I know...
BNSF selects fuel management company
(FuelQuest issued the following news release on May 24.) HOUSTON — FuelQuest, the leading on-demand software and services company for the downstream energy industry, announced today that BNSF Railway Company has deployed its Fuel Management System(TM) (FMS) and...
Amtrak Pontiac-to-Chicago route may get federal funds
(The following story by Andy Henion appeared on The Detroit News website on May 24.) LANSING, Mich. — Amtrak's popular Pontiac-to-Chicago line could be one of the first routes to see improvements under a proposed infusion of federal cash into the nation's urban train...
Man trying to kill girlfriend is killed by train in California
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Christina Almeida on May 24.) LOS ANGELES — A man seen arguing with his girlfriend in their car was killed after parking the vehicle in the path of a commuter train, authorities said. The girlfriend survived in...
Board puts off fare hikes for SEPTA
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 25.) PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's representatives on the SEPTA board vetoed the transit agency's planned fare hike yesterday, delaying approval of the increase for at least a...
AAR: Rail freight traffic down in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down from last year during the week ended May 19, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Traffic was impacted by...
CP strikers barred from stopping trucks
(The following story by Fiona Anderson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on May 25.) VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has prohibited striking CP workers from stopping trucks entering and leaving the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's intermodal yard...
Railroads feel profit pinch as U.S. automakers trim production
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on May 24.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. trains rumble to and from Ford Motor Co.'s factory in Norfolk, Virginia, delivering fenders, frames, axles and engines and then hauling off finished...
Registration underway for BLET’s 2007 EUMA
CLEVELAND, May 25 — Arrangements Chairman Don Zatteau and the members of BLET Division 286 are welcoming members to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA). Registration is now underway for the 2007 EUMA, which will take...
