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House panel hears plans to overhaul Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 21.) WASHINGTON -- Putting routes in the Northeast under private control and other steps to make Amtrak profitable drew attention on Wednesday from a House panel. At the hearing, the chairman of the...
Amtrak adding to Acela service
(The following article by Peter J. Howe was posted on the Boston Globe website on September 22.) BOSTON -- Amtrak said it will resume running eight high-speed Acela round trips between Boston and Washington Monday, up from four weekday round trips currently. The...
Acela scheduled to be at full speed Monday
(The following article by Mike Musgrove was posted on the Washington Post website on September 22.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak announced yesterday that it will complete restoration of service for its Acela Express line on Monday, five months after the troubled railroad...
Mass transit not immune to terrorism
(The following article by Larry Higgs was posted on the Asbury Park Press website on September 21.) TRENTON, N.J. -- There is no one solution to making commuter trains, buses or highways immune to the types of terrorist attacks made on London's Underground transit...
Lieberman calls for more funding directed at rail-transit security
(The following article by Tara Fehr was posted on the Day website on September 22.) WASHINGTON -- Taking a break from hurricane-relief discussions, the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee heard testimony Wednesday on how the nation's mass...
Freight trains collide in southeastern Va.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 21.) NEWSOMS, Va. -- Two CSX freight trains collided head-on early Thursday, injuring several people and leaving some of the wrecked rail cars burning, state police said. The collision occurred about...
Norfolk Southern announces train control initiative
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on September 21.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation is developing an Optimized Train Control (OTC) system to further improve safety and efficiency on the railroad. OTC will employ components of several...
Wal-Mart accused of denying lunch breaks
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 19.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lawyers representing about 116,000 former and current Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) employees in California told a jury Monday that the world's largest retailer systematically and...
Rail freight – Europe’s Challenge
(The following article by Don Phillips was posted on the International Herald Tribune website on September 21.) NEW YORK -- The railroads of North America and the railroads of Europe seem to have only one thing in common: They both run on rails. Beyond that, there is...
Amtrak starts reserved seating
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on September 21.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- The first day of reservations-only train travel went smoothly, Amtrak officials said, although not everyone faced the new requirement. State...
