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Ceremony kicks off WTC transit project
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 6.) NEW YORK -- The release of two doves representing the birdlike design for a transit hub at the World Trade Center site marked Tuesday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the $2.2 billion project....
Looking back to move forward with the first new building at the Trade Center site
(The following article by David W. Dunlap was posted on the New York Times website on September 7.) NEW YORK -- On a cloudlessly blue Tuesday morning in September, the rhetorical foundations were laid for the first permanent public building at the World Trade Center...
NJT conductors suffer jolts in two incidents
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on September 7.) NEWARK, N.J. -- In separate incidents over the past couple of weeks, NJ Transit evacuated passengers from two Midtown Direct trains after conductors reported...
Cincinnati sues Norfolk Southern after leak
(The following article by Jane Prendergast was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on September 6.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Well-known Cincinnati lawyer Stan Chesley is representing the city of Cincinnati in its lawsuit over last week’s chemical leak that lead to...
Port of New Orleans open, but in need of fuel
(The following article by Padraic Cassidy was posted on the MarketWatch website on September 6.) NEW YORK -- Traffic on the lower Mississippi River through the Port of New Orleans has resumed, at least for some vessels, though port operations themselves are in need of...
Derailment stalls Metrolink service
(The following article by David Reyes and Susannah Rosenblatt was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on September 6.) LOS ANGELES -- A freight train derailment in Yorba Linda on Tuesday disrupted Metrolink service between Orange and Riverside counties, leaving at...
Freight train derails in Orange County; no injuries
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 6.) YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- A freight train derailed early Tuesday without causing any injuries but it temporarily blocked commuter train traffic on two Metrolink lines, officials said. The derailment...
NWA pickets spread to rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 6.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Some engineers and conductors working for the rail carrier CSX refused to cross a picket line Tuesday of striking Northwest Airlines mechanics at a rail yard in Toledo, Ohio. Bob...
B&O museum shows off legendary locomotives
(The following article by Greg Barrett was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on September 5.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- It took a catastrophic blizzard to bring Baltimore's railroad legends indoors and out of nature's eroding elements. Without the Presidents Day snowstorm...
Gas prices drive up commuting costs–unless you take the VRE
(The following article by Katie Teller was posted on the Free Lance Star website on September 5.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Rick Hood is feeling the effects of soaring gas prices. Hood owns ABS Vans, a van-pool company that serves Fredericksburg-area commuters. With...
