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‘Ice Train’ gets home
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 29.) CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — A Trempealeau County family was given the adoption rights to the dog that made headlines after he was found frozen to some railroad tracks and rescued 10 minutes before a...
Police: Man rode Metra trains to burglarize churches
(The following report by M. Daniel Gibbard appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 28.) CHICAGO — A Chicago man who allegedly told police he had no use for churches has been charged with finding one: a ready supply of cash and gift cards. Robert S....
Illinois rail museum focus on publicity
(The following story by John R. Pulliam appeared on The Register-Mail website on December 28.) GALESBURG, Ill. — The president of the Galesburg Railroad Museum Board of Directors says the first year in the new building went well. The museum opened in its new...
Pedestrians should avoid railroad tracks
(The following story by Jeff Benziger appeared on the Ceres (Calif.) Courier on December 29.) CERES, Calif. -- After a Ceres woman was killed by stepping in front of a train in Turlock on Dec. 12, and a Ceres man killed by a train west of Highway 99 on Dec. 5, many...
Town acquires railroad track leading to Adirondacks
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 29.) CORINTH, N.Y. A town on the southern edge of the Adirondacks has purchased 15 miles of railroad track as part of a plan to run a scenic train service to a state-run ski area. The town of Corinth...
BNSF files to abandon spur to Lewistown, Mont.
(The following story by Jared Miller appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on December 29.) MOORE, Mont. — The federal Surface Transportation Board approved a request by the BNSF Railway Co. to abandon the out-of-service rail spur that links Lewistown to Moore...
A tsunami ghost train
(The following story by Michele Mandel appeared on the Toronto Sun website on December 29.) PERALIYA, Sri Lanka -- Ghosts still haunt these three crumpled coaches sitting by the railway tracks. For Sri Lankans, rusting train cars 8317, 15059 and 15940 are their sad...
Federal investigators probing multiple train derailments
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 29.) COLLYER, Kan. — Federal investigators suspect a mechanical problem may have caused the third train derailment in Trego County in less than two months. But inspectors with the Federal Railroad...
NJ Transit to add service for holiday travelers
(The following report by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on December 29.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — NJ Transit will offer "early getaway" rail and bus service on Friday for riders leaving work early for the New Year's holiday and additional bus and...
Faster Texas rail service in your future?
(Texas Rail Advocates issued the following press release on December 29.) DALLAS -- How much faster could the Texas economy grow if the state’s busiest north-south railroad route were upgraded to a high-performance main line? That’s the issue railroad executives,...
