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Amtrak gives passengers more choice in fares
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on October 5.) RENSSELAER -- While many travelers will be paying more to take the train to New York City, some will see fares that are considerably less. Amtrak's new fares, which...
Fatal truck accident disrupts Acela service
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 5.) NEW YORK -- Acela Express service between New York and Boston has been suspended following a tanker truck accident in the Bronx. Workers are trying to repair Amtrak wires that were damaged when the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $47 Million to Restore and Expand Transit Services in New Orleans and Baton Rouge
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on October 4.) WASHINGTON -- Forty-seven million dollars in federal emergency funds are now available to help restore transit service to New Orleans and to expand service to address the rising...
BNSF employee recognized for locating more than $1 billion in economic development related projects
(BNSF issued the following news release on October 3.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that Michele (Mike) Keller, CEcD, regional manager, BNSF Economic Development located in Minneapolis, Minn., was presented with the 2005...
Rail’s appeal is no match for car culture
(The following article by J. Andrew Curliss was posted on the Charlotte News & Observer website on October 4.) WOODBRIDGE, VA. -- The people who live in the suburbs along Interstate 95 in northern Virginia face one of the nation's most notorious commutes. Most days,...
Norfolk Southern announces third-quarter meeting, conference call
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on October 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation will hold its third-quarter analyst meeting at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at J.P. Morgan Chase Co., 270 Park Ave., New York, on the 11th floor, Room...
TWU threatens strike over health care costs
(The following article by Dan Geringer was posted on the Philadelphia Daily News website on October 4.) PHILADELPHIA -- Vowing that SEPTA's 4,600 Transport Workers Union members will strike on Oct. 31 if they don't get a new contract, Local 234 president Jeff Brooks...
SEPTA workers set strike deadline
(The following article by Tina Moore and Mitch Lipka was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 4.) PHILADELPHIA -- Workers who make the city's buses, subways and trolleys run - serving 700,000 riders a day - will strike beginning at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 31...
Norfolk Southern reopens New Orleans intermodal terminal
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on October 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation today reopened its intermodal terminal in New Orleans. The facility had been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast Aug. 29. The terminal is...
Grain cars derail in N.D.
(The Forum posted the following article on its website on October 4.) CASSELTON, N.D. -- At least 17 cars of a BNSF Railway train went off the tracks northwest of this Cass County town, but no one was hurt. Crews were trying to salvage as much of the spilled grain as...
