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Daylight Saving Time to begin March 11, expand by four weeks in 2007
(The Department of Transportation issued the following news release on February 28.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a reminder today that daylight saving time will begin at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, three weeks earlier than in recent...
MBTA revives see-tell efforts
(The following article by Marie Szaniszlo was posted on the Boston Herald website on March 8.) BOSTON -- The MBTA is re-launching its “See something? Say something” campaign tomorrow, urging the public not to be deterred by those who accused authorities of...
NJ Transit riders voice concern for fare hike
(The following article by Larry Higgs was posted on the Asbury Park Press website on March 8.) MANALAPAN, N.J. -- They didn’t come in crowds, but what NJ Transit riders who came to the Wednesday night hearing lacked in numbers, they made up for in conviction. While...
Judge orders landowners to grant access to DM&E
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 8.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- A judge has ordered landowners to provide access for the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad to survey their property for a planned rail line. “These matters were written in stone...
Train fatalities up, but accidents down
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Alan Zibel on March 8.) WASHINGTON -- The number of people struck and killed by trains in the U.S. rose last year, but the overall number of train accidents was down by more than 12 percent, according to...
Train accidents decline for second year in a row preliminary 2006 safety data show
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on March 7.) WASHINGTON -- The number of train accidents declined for the second year in a row and there were fewer highway-rail grade crossing collisions according to preliminary 2006 rail safety...
UP, Metra engines collide
(The following article by Jason Meisner and Dan P. Blake was posted on the Chciago Tribune website on March 8.) CHICAGO -- Metra was forced to cancel a Southwest Service train scheduled to head into Chicago this morning after seven people suffered minor injuries when...
Reid vows to block nuclear waste bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 7.) WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department unveiled legislation Tuesday to spur construction of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada and increase its capacity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,...
Railroad stocks pick up steam
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 6.) NEW YORK -- Shares of the nation’s largest railroad operators bounced modestly higher on Tuesday after Prudential Equity Group initiated coverage on the sector, citing Burlington North Santa Fe,...
STB to hold April 11 public hearing on rail capacity & infrastructure requirements
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on March 6.) WASHINGTON -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced today that the agency will hold an April 11, 2007 public hearing to examine issues related to railroad traffic forecasts and...
