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Calif. transit security funds misdirected, experts say
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Don Thompson on November 3.) SACRAMENTO -- California's mass transit agencies are throwing too much of their scarce federal funding at preventing a hard-to-stop terrorist attack and too little preparing for an...
Amtrak train delayed after engine catches fire
(The following article by Bob Mayes was posted on the Palatka Daily News website on November 3.) PALATKA, Fla. -- An Amtrak train bound for Jacksonville, Palatka and ultimately New York City was delayed for more than three hours when a fuel leak caused a fire in the...
More in Connecticut are riding the rails
(The following article by Mark Ginocchio was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on November 2.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Instead of using Metro-North Railroad only for access to New York, a growing number of riders have started using the New Haven Line to commute...
Exhibit celebrates all things train-related
(The following article by Art Chapman was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on November 2.) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- It has been years since presidential candidates made their way across the nation in true "whistle-stop" campaigns. Former President...
Railways seen as an option to get traffic on track
(The following article by Erin Sherbert was posted on the Stockton Record website on October 31.) STOCKTON, Calif. -- There is a way to get more than 260,000 big rigs off area highways during peak commute times each year: Put them on trains. The San Joaquin Council of...
Texas proposition would help railways relocate
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by David Koenig and Abe Levy on November 2.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- In the shadow of downtown Fort Worth and Interstate 30 lies one of the nation's busiest rail intersections - the confluence of Union Pacific and...
Miss. Governor says CN to keep open Natchez-to-Brookhaven rail line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 1.) NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Canadian National, parent of Illinois Central Railroad, has dropped plans to abandon a rail line between Natchez and Brookhaven. Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday that CN will keep...
BNSF honors three railroads with short-line achievement awards
(BNSF issued the following news release on November 1.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company honored three of its short-line connections with Short-Line Achievement Awards at BNSF's eleventh annual Short-Line Conference October 24 at Fort Worth. Matt Rose, BNSF's...
CN to make safety-driven changes
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Scott Sutherland on November 2.) VICTORIA, B.C. -- CN Rail has promised to change its operations on the former BC Rail line from Vancouver to Prince George in a bid to minimize the chance of more derailments. The...
Labor Dept. is rebuked over pact with Wal-Mart
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on November 1.) NEW YORK -- The Labor Department's inspector general strongly criticized department officials yesterday for "serious breakdowns" in procedures involving an agreement...
