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Toxic cargoes pose terrorist risk
(The following article by Jeff Montgomery was posted on the News Journal website on September 9.) NEWARK, Del. -- For more than half a century Flora Kibler has listened to freight trains rumble past her Newark home along what is now the CSX Corp. mainline. "It's an...
Amtrak, Metra remain vigilant in wake of terrorist attacks on commuter trains
(The following article by John K. Ryan was posted on the Star website on September 11.) CHICAGO -- Five years ago tomorrow, the attacks came from the sky. It was four airplanes hijacked that fateful day. It was also planes terrorists planned to use in the recently...
Amtrak, Metra remain vigilant in wake of terrorist attacks on commuter trains
(The following article by John K. Ryan was posted on the Star website on September 11.) CHICAGO -- Five years ago tomorrow, the attacks came from the sky. It was four airplanes hijacked that fateful day. It was also planes terrorists planned to use in the recently...
Terror threat a harsh reality for rail riders
(The following article by Nicole Martinez was posted on the Daily Item of Lynn website on September 11.) REVERE, Mass. -- The five-year anniversary of a day that changed the way many people view the world is today, and many are taking the time to review how safe they...
Terror threat a harsh reality for rail riders
(The following article by Nicole Martinez was posted on the Daily Item of Lynn website on September 11.) REVERE, Mass. -- The five-year anniversary of a day that changed the way many people view the world is today, and many are taking the time to review how safe they...
For rail travelers, safety a concern but not a focus
(The following article by Ray Hackett was posted on the Norwich Bulletin website on September 10.) NEW LONDON -- Rachel Rudansky took a ferry from Long Island to New London Thursday, where she boarded the 9:25 a.m. Amtrak train for Boston. She admits it is difficult...
For rail travelers, safety a concern but not a focus
(The following article by Ray Hackett was posted on the Norwich Bulletin website on September 10.) NEW LONDON -- Rachel Rudansky took a ferry from Long Island to New London Thursday, where she boarded the 9:25 a.m. Amtrak train for Boston. She admits it is difficult...
Penn Station evacuated, train service now suspended
(New York television station WNBC posted the following article on its website on September 11.) NEW YORK -- All train service is suspended in and out of Penn Station this morning. A track fire and a suspicious package caused the delays. The track fire was reported...
Penn Station evacuated, train service now suspended
(New York television station WNBC posted the following article on its website on September 11.) NEW YORK -- All train service is suspended in and out of Penn Station this morning. A track fire and a suspicious package caused the delays. The track fire was reported...
Double-stack train plan to ease highway traffic, speed trade
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David Hammer on September 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A $150 million plan to let trains stack cargo containers two high in Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia is expected to ease highway congestion and speed movement of...
