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S.D. lawmakers want more information, control in rail sale
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Chet Brokaw on September 13.) PIERRE, S.D. -- State lawmakers said Monday they are frustrated that they cannot get some details about the sale of the state-owned railroad line to the Burlington Northern Santa...
Vandals halt Mich. Amtrak train, disrupt service
(The following article by Andrea Mason was posted on the Port Huron Times Herald website on September 13.) IMLAY CITY, Mich. -- Debris left deliberately on railroad tracks Sunday night damaged an Amtrak Blue Water Line train and delaying passengers for about four...
Some commuters rethink lifestyles, jobs, as Amtrak increases its prices
(The following article by Michael Dresser was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on September 13.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Karen Matthews has been taking the train from Baltimore to her job at a Philadelphia hospital using a monthly pass that costs $528. Next week, Amtrak...
Amtrak fare hike still under wraps
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on September 13.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amtrak officials were mum Monday on what their fare increase -- scheduled to take effect next Tuesday -- would mean specifically for upstate rail...
Norfolk Southern to resume New Orleans trains
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on September 13.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. railroad , expects to run its first train through New Orleans today since Hurricane Katrina hit two weeks ago, resuming...
Amtrak extending service
(The Jackson Clarion Ledger posted the following article on its website on September 13.) JACKSON, Miss. -- Amtrak's passenger rail service, suspended due to Hurricane Katrina, is being extended in Mississippi and Louisiana. The route for City of New Orleans, which...
Two tankers, flat car derail in Kansas
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 13.) HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Hazardous material teams determined that no liquefied petroleum gas leaked when two tankers and a flat rail car jumped the tracks Monday in Reno County. Deputy Fire Chief Mike...
BNSF train derails in Okla.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 12.) PAWNEE, Okla. -- City railroad intersections and Oklahoma 18 were blocked when five cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed early Monday morning, authorities said. "There were five...
UP train jumps tracks
(The following story by Casey Santee appeared on the Idaho State Journal website on August 10.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- A 10 railcar derailment Tuesday (August 9) involving a remote-controlled train near West Sherman Street delayed traffic in the rail yard and left a mess...
A travel editor’s best of the rails
(The following article by Gary A. Warner was posted on the Orange County Register website on September 11.) Published September 11, 2005 ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- My 10 favorite train trips, in no particular order: Bergensbanen: The Norwegian train is the highest main...
