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Amtrak station ready but idle
(The following article by Carla Roccapriore was posted on the Reno Gazette Journal website on December 1.) RENO, Nevada -- Reno's remodeled downtown train station that will accompany the railroad trench has its certificate of occupancy, but passengers are being bused...
Rains delay diesel spill cleanup
(The following article by Alex Nussbaum was posted on the Bergen Record website on December 1.) BERGEN, N.J. -- The cleanup of last weekend's diesel spill on the Hackensack River could be finished in four or five days, state environmental officials predicted on...
Freights delay MBTA trains
(The following article by Emily Shartin was posted on the Boston Globe website on December 1.) BOSTON -- When a commuter train inexplicably stops on its way to Boston, Andy Blake, who commutes from Shrewsbury, said passengers rarely get an explanation. But when he...
Union Pacific coal train derails in western Kansas
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 30.) WAKEENEY, Kan. -- It could take crews a few days to clean up coal a Union Pacific train spilled when it derailed in western Kansas on Tuesday, a spokesman for the railroad said. Twenty-two of the...
Bush, in reversal, clears $1.3B in aid to Amtrak
(The following article by Robert Cohen was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on December 1.) WASHINGTON -- After vowing to eliminate all subsidies for Amtrak, President Bush signed legislation yesterday that will provide the financially ailing passenger...
KCS Board of Directors declares cash dividend
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on November 30.) KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City Southern declared a cash dividend of $.25 per share on the outstanding 4% Non-Cumulative Preferred stock. This dividend will be payable January 17, 2006, to...
Bombardier posts 3rd-qtr loss on train unit job cuts
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on November 30.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc., the world's bigger maker of railroad equipment, posted a third-quarter loss because of costs to cut jobs at its European train operations. The net loss of $9 million, or 1...
Union opposes Subway food service on trains
(The following article by eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times Union website on November 30.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- A leafleting campaign by unionized Amtrak workers apparently brought a quick end to an effort by Subway to offer onboard food service. Subway...
Revamp of rail systems sought
(The following article by Sumathi Reddy was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on November 30.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- A new federal study commissioned after the 2001 Howard Street Tunnel fire recommends an overhaul of the city's convoluted passenger and freight systems...
Study: Overhaul Baltimore’s rail lines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 30.) BALTIMORE -- A U.S. study commissioned after the 2001 Howard Street Tunnel fire recommends an overhaul of the city's convoluted passenger and freight systems, saying it is the only way to fix a...
