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Opinion: Midwest governors should advocate for high-speed rail
(The following editorial by Howard A. Learner was posted on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on November 26.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Nationally, while the public voted for change on Nov. 7, Midwest voters re-elected four pragmatic governors in Wisconsin, Illinois,...
STB rejects sale of BNSF rail line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 26.) HELENA, Mont. -- A bid by an orthodontist here to buy the Helena-to-Great Falls rail line from BNSF Railway has been rejected by the federal Surface Transportation Board. Office of Proceedings...
STB rejects sale of BNSF rail line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 26.) HELENA, Mont. -- A bid by an orthodontist here to buy the Helena-to-Great Falls rail line from BNSF Railway has been rejected by the federal Surface Transportation Board. Office of Proceedings...
Bad tracks lead to ethanol spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 24.) COURTLAND, Minn. -- Crews were cleaning a major ethanol spill Thursday after seven tanker cars were involved in a derailment Wednesday night south of this Nicollet County town. Kevin Schieffer,...
Bad tracks lead to ethanol spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 24.) COURTLAND, Minn. -- Crews were cleaning a major ethanol spill Thursday after seven tanker cars were involved in a derailment Wednesday night south of this Nicollet County town. Kevin Schieffer,...
U.S. rail fans wanted for national security
(Reuters circulated the following article by Nick Carey on November 27.) ROCHELLE, Ill. -- With a round face, curly mop of sandy hair and shy demeanor, bespectacled Wayne Davis looks like an average American, but he claims that, as a railroad buff, he is also a vital...
U.S. rail fans wanted for national security
(Reuters circulated the following article by Nick Carey on November 27.) ROCHELLE, Ill. -- With a round face, curly mop of sandy hair and shy demeanor, bespectacled Wayne Davis looks like an average American, but he claims that, as a railroad buff, he is also a vital...
Metra adds trains to handle holiday traffic
(The following article by Monifa Thomas was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on November 22.) CHICAGO -- Metra has scheduled extra afternoon trains today from its downtown terminals for the holiday. Trains from Chicago to Aurora on the Burlington Northern Santa...
Metra adds trains to handle holiday traffic
(The following article by Monifa Thomas was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on November 22.) CHICAGO -- Metra has scheduled extra afternoon trains today from its downtown terminals for the holiday. Trains from Chicago to Aurora on the Burlington Northern Santa...
Report: FBI investigates disappearance of railroad track
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 22.) BARNSEVILLE, Minn. -- Several feet of railroad tracks are missing from the Ulen and Barnseville areas in Clay County. The missing tracks are part of railroad lines that have been abandoned or are...
