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NTSB recommendation database now available on web
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board has made all of its safety recommendations available to the public on the Internet. Since 1967, the Safety Board has...
NJ Transit hands out free train coupons
(The following article by Bonnie Friedman was posted on the Jersey Journal website on November 17.) HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Hoping to avert a "Gridlock Alert Day" in New York City, NJ Transit representatives handed out hundreds of free round-trip train ride coupons yesterday...
Maglev questions raised at meeting
(The following article by Liz Zemba was posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune Review website on November 17.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A public hearing on the environmental impact of a proposed high-speed magnetic levitation train connecting Greensburg to Pittsburgh...
LIRR eyes more in ’06
(The following article by Joie Tyrrell was posted on the Newsday website on November 17.) NEW YORK -- Commuters can expect a handful of additional trains and some cleaner ones too, in the proposed Long Island Rail Road 2006 budget presented yesterday. Citing a surplus...
Rail link to benefit from unused 9/11 aid
(The following article by Raymond Hernandez was posted on the New York Times website on November 16.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate is set to approve a measure that would allow New York officials to use $2 billion in unused Sept. 11 aid to build a rail link connecting the...
NYC Mayor announces city acquires High Line from CSX Transportation
(Friends of the High Line issued the following news release on November 16.) NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that the City of New York acquired title to the High Line elevated rail viaduct from CSX Transportation, Inc. this month. CSX donated...
CP Rail sees new capacity fueling 2006 EPS growth
(Reuters circulated the following article on November 16.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said on Wednesday it expects higher revenue and earnings per share next year as it begins to take advantage of recently added track capacity. CP...
Canadian Pacific says 2006 earnings may increase 18%
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on November 16.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., whose stock has gained 19 percent this year, said it expects 2006 per- share earnings to rise as much as 18 percent on increasing sales. Profit...
CN may be involved in rail industry consolidation
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Allan Swift on November 17.) MONTREAL -- A veteran railway consultant believes Canadian National Railway Co., which celebrates its 10th anniversary as a private company today, may be involved in consolidation in...
Board official defends dismissal of Amtrak president
(The following article by Beth Dickey was posted on GovExec.com on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's board of directors "had no choice" but to fire the president of the government-subsidized passenger railroad, Chairman David Laney told lawmakers Tuesday. Laney...
