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PATH trains will slow down where derailments occurred
(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on the Bergen Record website on March 30.) BERGEN, N.J. -- The Port Authority has slowed PATH trains to 5 mph on a stretch of track where trains have derailed twice in three days. The authority and the Federal...
Smoky fire as LIRR train passes through tunnel; no injuries
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 30.) NEW YORK -- A small, smoky fire in a commuter train tunnel delayed some passengers Friday, but no one was injured, authorities said. Smoke arose as an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train passed...
FRA to expand investigation in New York State
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 30.) WASHINGTON -- Federal officials have agreed to expand their inspections of railroad tracks across New York state. The move comes after U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) met with Federal...
CN strike threat looms
(Reuters circulated the following article by Alan Dowd on March 29.) VANCOUVER -- The labour walkout that disrupted Canada National Railway Co. and drew threats of government intervention could resume immediately if workers reject the proposed new contract, according...
CN blames strike for profit warning
(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Globe and Mail website on March 30.) TORONTO -- Canadian National Railway Co. has kept earnings chugging ahead in recent years in the face of hurricanes, derailments, mudslides and high fuel prices, but a strike...
Amtrak CEO: Rail service will suffer under 2008 budget
(The following article by Basil Talbott of CongressDaily was posted on GovExec.com on March 29.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak would be forced to make drastic cuts in service if it had to live with the funding the White House proposed for fiscal 2008, Alexander Kummant,...
Norfolk Southern and BNSF Railway to test new train brake technology
(Norfolk Southern and BNSF Railway circulated the following news release on March 29.) NORFOLK, Va. and FORT WORTH, Texas -- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) will begin testing a new braking system that may reduce the amount of time it...
Railroads to use new brake technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 29.) NEW YORK -- Railroad operators Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. won government approval to start outfitting trains with improved brake technology, federal officials said...
NTSB celebrates 40 years of transportation safety improvements
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on March 28.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board reaches its 40th anniversary on April 1. The NTSB opened its doors April 1, 1967. On that day, the Bureau of Safety was...
CSX tells shareholders to deny offer
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 28.) NEW YORK -- Railroad operator CSX Corp. Wednesday urged its shareholders reject an offer from TRC Capital Corp., a Canadian investment manager, to buy 3 million outstanding shares at $35.50 per...
