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CN suffers a new blow as 10 cars hop tracks
(The following article by Mark Hume was posted on the Globe and Mail website on November 4.) VANCOUVER -- Just days after CN Rail promised to do a better job in response to two derailments in the Squamish area, another CN train ran off the tracks yesterday, this time...
Phony bombs placed on train tracks lead to arrest
(The following article by Dustin Lemon was posted on the Quad Cities Times website on November 3.) DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An area man is in police custody after allegedly putting two fake bombs on railroad tracks in downtown Davenport this week. Hunter Sims Jr., 54,...
Downed wires snarl rail lines
(The following article by Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 4.) PHILADELPHIA -- Already weary SEPTA Regional Rail commuters suffered another indignity yesterday evening when downed wires near 30th Street Station forced...
GAO predicts Amtrak’s current $1 billion in operating losses to increase by 40% in next four years
(The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- A two-year investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) into Amtrak's management and spending practices uncovered numerous...
Auditors’ report says Amtrak needs outside help
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak needs to improve the way it monitors performance and oversees its finances to reach solid financial ground, and it will probably need outside help to do so, Congressional...
Reno mayor, manager work to ensure trench money
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 2.) RENO, Nev. -- Reno's mayor and city manager headed for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to make sure that $15 million in the federal highway bill earmarked for completion of the Reno rail trench...
High-speed rail report approved
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 2.) SACRAMENTO -- California's high-speed rail board approved an environmental impact report Wednesday for the 700-mile project, moving it a step closer to reality. The 6-0 vote clears the way for more...
California High Speed Rail Authority approves nation’s first environmental impact report for high-speed train system
(The California High Speed Rail Authority issued the following news release on November 2.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) voted unanimously today in the State Capitol to approve their environmental impact report on one of the...
End to dispute boosts KC Southern revenue
(The following article by Randolph Heaster was posted on the Kansas City Star website on November 3.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A settlement of a longstanding dispute with the Mexican government created a big one-time gain for Kansas City Southern in the third quarter. For...
Kansas City Southern rolls on with big third-quarter profits
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 2.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Railroad company Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. on Wednesday reported a huge jump in third-quarter profits as it folded in results from its recent acquisition of the...
