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Hudson tunnel would double rail capacity
(The following article by Raju Chebium was circulated by Gannett News service on July 23.) WASHINGTON -- A second rail tunnel under the Hudson River would let NJ Transit double the number of commuter trains it runs daily into New York and would add tens of thousands...
Senate panel, Burns target railroad competition
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 21.) WASHINGTON -- Pending Senate legislation would encourage the Surface Transportation Board to curb anti-competitive railroad practices in Montana and other states. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., added an...
Senate panel, Burns target railroad competition
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 21.) WASHINGTON -- Pending Senate legislation would encourage the Surface Transportation Board to curb anti-competitive railroad practices in Montana and other states. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., added an...
Forget train whistles; transit systems talk to riders via e-mail
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Janet Frankston on July 22.) NEWARK, N.J. -- When storms knocked down a tree and damaged overhead power lines on NJ Transit tracks in suburban Montclair in the past week, it wasn't long before plugged-in...
Forget train whistles; transit systems talk to riders via e-mail
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Janet Frankston on July 22.) NEWARK, N.J. -- When storms knocked down a tree and damaged overhead power lines on NJ Transit tracks in suburban Montclair in the past week, it wasn't long before plugged-in...
Piedmont train shows second-highest ridership increase on Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Amtrak's Piedmont passenger train between Charlotte and Raleigh saw the second-highest amount of growth in ridership for the fiscal year ending June 30th. Spokeswoman Tracy Connell...
Piedmont train shows second-highest ridership increase on Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Amtrak's Piedmont passenger train between Charlotte and Raleigh saw the second-highest amount of growth in ridership for the fiscal year ending June 30th. Spokeswoman Tracy Connell...
Record year for Downeaster
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) BOSTON -- Amtrak's Downeaster finished its fiscal year with the biggest jump in ridership since the start of the Portland-to-Boston service, and that was before numbers spiked because of recent...
Record year for Downeaster
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) BOSTON -- Amtrak's Downeaster finished its fiscal year with the biggest jump in ridership since the start of the Portland-to-Boston service, and that was before numbers spiked because of recent...
State-funded Amtrak lines break rider record
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on July 23.) CHICAGO -- A record number of passengers--nearly 955,530--rode Amtrak trains that were state supported in fiscal 2006, officials said Friday, an increase attributed partly to soaring...
