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Amtrak launches .mobi site to provide greater online access for passengers
(Amtrak issued the following on May 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing in its role as a leader in online access, Amtrak today announced the launch of Amtrak.mobi, a new domain for Amtrak.com users. The .mobi domain is designed to guide mobile users to made-for-mobile...
Regional hub eyed for N. Idaho area
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 6.) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Backers of a plan to create an "Inland Pacific Hub" for global commerce in northern Idaho and eastern Washington are still optimistic. That's despite Idaho lawmakers failing to come through...
Floods derail UP train in Kansas
(The following story appeared on the Topeka Capital Journal website on May 7.) TOPEKA, Kan. — Rain saturated northeast Kansas this weekend, causing floods, road closures and a train derailment — and the pounding of precipitation will continue today. In nearby Geary...
NS awards 10 college scholarships
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) as part of the company's annual scholarship program. Recipient of a National Merit...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic down in April
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following on its website on May 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both carload and intermodal freight on U.S. railroads were down from last year during April, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. U.S....
UP says it won’t bid on Mexico-to-U.S. project
(The following story by Diane Lindquist appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on May 2.) SAN DIEGO — Union Pacific Railroad revealed yesterday that it does not plan to proceed with plans to develop a rail line from the Colonet megaport in Baja California...
Metra, CTA and Pace: Start preparing for the worst
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Daily Southtown website on May 4.) CHICAGO — The area's transit agencies Thursday issued a final warning: Without some financial relief out of Springfield, higher fares, system breakdowns and service cuts are coming...
Trestle deemed safe hours before NASA train wreck
(The following story by Lucinda Coulter appeared on the Tuscaloosa News website on May 4.) MYRTLEWOOD, Ala. — More than 50 federal, state and railroad representatives gathered in the swampy marshland Thursday to begin an investigation into why a railroad trestle...
Barriers studied for railroad tracks
(The following report by Richard Weizel appeared on the Connecticut Post website on May 4.) STRATFORD, Conn. — Barriers are needed to improve public safety along a stretch of Metro-North tracks off Seymour Street where two men were struck and killed by trains in less...
NYC track work resumes after transit worker is killed by train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 3.) NEW YORK — Maintenance and construction work on subway tracks will resume Friday after a four-day suspension following the deaths of two transit employees killed on the job, transit officials said. During the...
