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Former White House security exec urges more subway searches
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 7.) NEW YORK -- Former White House counter-terrorism adviser Richard Clarke says the random search by police of bags on New York subways is a program that should be copied in other cities. Terrorists who...
Amtrak supporters add reauthorization to budget measure to avoid possible veto
(The following article by Kathryn A. Wolfe was posted on the Congressional quarterly website on November 4.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday added to its deficit-reduction package provisions that would fund and restructure Amtrak, the nation's passenger rail...
Va. rail projects clear hurdle
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on November 4.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Replacing aging train switches in Richmond's congested Acca Yard made the first cut of new rail projects recommended for state funding. At a meeting...
Man jumps from overpass onto top of train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 4.) CAMARILLO, Calif. -- A man jumped onto the top of an Amtrak train from a U.S. 101 overpass Thursday and was arrested miles down the track by sheriff's deputies who swooped in by helicopter. Juan...
Government reports decline in train accident rates
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- New government statistics show significant gains for railroad safety in 2005, building on an industry safety record that has improved dramatically over the past two...
U.S. rail traffic mixed in October
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic was mixed on U.S. railroads during October, with intermodal traffic up but carload freight off slightly, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
S.D. selling land along state rail line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) YANKTON, S.D. -- The state is readying dozens of parcels of land for sale as a byproduct of the sale of the state’s core rail line to Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway. The BNSF will pay about...
Rail trench is leaking, but officials not worried
(The following article by Susan Voyles was posted on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on November 4.) RENO, Nevada -- Before Reno's downtown railroad trench project was approved, city officials often described it as a "watertight bathtub." As it turns out, the trench...
KC Southern unit buys 75 locomotives
(The Kansas City Star posted the following article on its website on November 3.) KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City Southern today said its Kansas City Southern Railway Co. unit and a Mexican affiliate have purchased 75 SD70MAC locomotives from El-Mo-Mex Inc. for $32.625...
CN could face inquiry over safety: Lapierre
(The following article by Simon Tuck was posted on the Globe and Mail website on November 4.) OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Jean Lapierre says a federal audit of Canadian National Railway Co.'s safety practices has found "all kinds of problems" and that Ottawa could...
