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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...
Fort Wayne residents not aware contents of trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Thousands of train cars roll through well-populated areas of the city each year, drawing concern from some officials that it's nearly impossible for residents to know if they...
Fort Wayne residents not aware contents of trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 24.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Thousands of train cars roll through well-populated areas of the city each year, drawing concern from some officials that it's nearly impossible for residents to know if they...
Dangerous secrets ride the rails
(The following article by Dan Stockman was posted on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette website on July 23.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- If you could locate your home anywhere, would you place it next to a tank of hazardous materials? What if that material was on wheels and...
Dangerous secrets ride the rails
(The following article by Dan Stockman was posted on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette website on July 23.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- If you could locate your home anywhere, would you place it next to a tank of hazardous materials? What if that material was on wheels and...
Opinion: A plan to beef up rail service
(The following editorial by Frank Lautenberg and Trent Lott was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 23. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.) and Trent Lott (R., Miss.) are United States senators from New Jersey and Mississippi, respectively. They serve on the...
Opinion: A plan to beef up rail service
(The following editorial by Frank Lautenberg and Trent Lott was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 23. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.) and Trent Lott (R., Miss.) are United States senators from New Jersey and Mississippi, respectively. They serve on the...
Amtrak Gives New two-tier Jersey trains one big headache
(The following article by Vincent M. Mallozzi was posted on the New York Times website on July 21.) NEW YORK -- New Jersey Transit and Amtrak got their signals crossed — and a few of them crushed — last month during a test run of one of the two-tiered trains that will...
Amtrak Gives New two-tier Jersey trains one big headache
(The following article by Vincent M. Mallozzi was posted on the New York Times website on July 21.) NEW YORK -- New Jersey Transit and Amtrak got their signals crossed — and a few of them crushed — last month during a test run of one of the two-tiered trains that will...
Senate bill would encourage board to curb railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 21.) WASHINGTON -- A bill in the U.S. Senate would encourage the Surface Transportation Board to curb anti-competitive railroad practices in Montana and other states. Senator Conrad Burns amended a...
