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Rebuilt Virginia & Truckee Railroad touted as significant economic boost
(The following story by Tim Anderson appeared on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on December 28.) RENO, Nevada -- Railway proponents are convinced the $40 million Virginia & Truckee Railroad project will result in an economic bonanza. Serving as a tourist attraction,...
Groups file challenge to BNSF rail abandonment
(The following story by Melissa A. Wabnitz appeared on the Norman Transcript website on December 28.) NORMAN, Okla. -- A Washington, D.C., attorney, working on behalf of several central Oklahoma organizations, has filed a challenge to the Oklahoma Department of...
TWU signs deal to share health plan cost
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse and Sewell Chan appeared on the New York Times website on December 28.) NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the transit workers' union announced a settlement yesterday in which the authority abandoned its...
Riding the rails a real Christmas treat for rail buff
(The following story by Isobel Warren appeared on the Toronto Star website on December 24.) TORONTO -- If train buff Paul Potter dwelt upon the big Five O — his 50th birthday was last January — he probably visualized a merry dinner party with friends and perhaps some...
STB issues 2002-2004 activity report
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Surface Transportation Board (Board) Chairman Roger Nober announced today the issuance of a report covering the Board’s activities during the fiscal years 2002-2004...
Amtrak mulls request to name train station for Benjamin Franklin
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 24.) PHILADELPHIA -- "Next stop will be Benjamin Franklin Station ... Benjamin Franklin station is next!" Those might be the words heard on Amtrak trains as they pull into Philadelphia if the Pew...
Tideflats rail project on track
(The following story by Drew Perine appeared on The News Tribune website on December 27.) TACOMA, Wash. -- By next fall, trains should be able to move in and out of Tacoma’s Tideflats a little faster thanks to a series of rail improvements approved by the Port of...
NY transit strike reflects nationwide pension woes
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on December 24.) NEW YORK -- Fast-rising pension costs for government employees - the issue that helped set off this week's transit strike in New York City - are a problem confronting...
Concerns, complaints bring action by police
(The following story by Christina Hall and David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on December 26.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- The train cars sit motionless on the tracks, separated from the waiting vehicles by red, blinking lights on crossbucks or on crossing gates...
KCS moves earn plaudits from analysts
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on The Kansas City Star website on December 27.) KANSAS CITY -- As Kansas City Southern approaches the new year as a single railroad stretching from the Midwest to Mexico City, analysts applauded moves the company made...
