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Senator Santorum introduces legislation to secure Railroad Retirement benefits
(Senator Rick Santorum issued the following news release on July 26.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today introduced S. 3726, the Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006. “I am pleased to...
Derailment in Calif. desert disrupts Orlando Amtrak service
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 27.) GLAMIS, Calif. -- A Union Pacific freight train derailed in this desert town near the California-Arizona border, disrupting Amtrak service that will affect about 1,000 passengers, some as far away as...
Derailment in Calif. desert disrupts Orlando Amtrak service
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 27.) GLAMIS, Calif. -- A Union Pacific freight train derailed in this desert town near the California-Arizona border, disrupting Amtrak service that will affect about 1,000 passengers, some as far away as...
Virginia Railway Express sees decline in ridership
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 25.) WASHINGTON -- Despite soaring gas prices and worsening highway congestion, Virginia Railway Express is seeing a drop in daily ridership that it blames on delays caused by track maintenance and heat...
Virginia Railway Express sees decline in ridership
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 25.) WASHINGTON -- Despite soaring gas prices and worsening highway congestion, Virginia Railway Express is seeing a drop in daily ridership that it blames on delays caused by track maintenance and heat...
Bridge problem causes NJ Transit cancellations
(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on the Bergen Record website on July 26.) BERGEN, N.J. -- NJ Transit canceled 22 trains Tuesday after a swing bridge that spans the Hackensack River in Secaucus would not close, officials said. Two NJ Transit...
Bridge problem causes NJ Transit cancellations
(The following article by David A. Michaels was posted on the Bergen Record website on July 26.) BERGEN, N.J. -- NJ Transit canceled 22 trains Tuesday after a swing bridge that spans the Hackensack River in Secaucus would not close, officials said. Two NJ Transit...
Manhattan passage closed to thousands
(The following article by Ron Marsico and Mark Mueller was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on July 26.) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey's main commuter rail route to Manhattan was shut down for about 90 minutes yesterday afternoon, leading to lengthy delays for...
Manhattan passage closed to thousands
(The following article by Ron Marsico and Mark Mueller was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on July 26.) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey's main commuter rail route to Manhattan was shut down for about 90 minutes yesterday afternoon, leading to lengthy delays for...
U.S. gasoline at $3 drives people onto buses, trains
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 25.) NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices at near-record highs are fueling a big increase in the number of riders on buses and trains, prompting cities around the country to improve their public transport systems,...
