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Opinion: On the wrong track
(The Asbury Park Press posted the following editorial on its website on August 16.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- Rail enthusiasts like to use photography to capture the ambling of freight trains, the speed of a passenger train or the smoothness of light rail. But a proposed...
Union Pacific orders 10 ‘Green Goat’ hybrid Locomotives for Southern California rail yard operations
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on August 15.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad has ordered 10 low-emission, hybrid locomotives for use in its Southern California rail yard operations. Costing $8.2 million, this is Union Pacific's largest...
Railway leases lines from BNSF
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 16.) SIDNEY, Mont. -- Yellowstone Valley Railroad Inc. expanded its Montana operations Monday by leasing some northeastern Montana lines from BNSF Railway, officials of both companies announced....
Track work is tough on VRE, Amtrak riders
(The following article by Edie Gross was posted on the Free Lance-Star website on August 16.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- CSX Transportation crews failed to finish a railroad project this weekend because they were "erring on the side of safety," a company spokesman said....
CSX train derails
(The following article by Darren Dunlap was posted on the Maryville Daily Times website on August 16.) MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- A CSX Transportation train derailed Monday afternoon on a section of tracks intersecting with Lively Road and West Hunt Road. The train was...
School supplies signal safety
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 15.) CHICAGO -- Adding a fourth "R" to elementary education, Metra is sending hundreds of thousands of pouches full of erasers, pencils and rulers emblazoned with rules of...
Union Pacific paints locomotives in historic railroad motifs
(The Lincoln Journal Star posted the following article on its website on August 13.) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Union Pacific has a new series of locomotives painted to recall the railroads that have merged into the UP. The first two locomotives in Union Pacific's Heritage...
Highway law typifies Congress’s tough time
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jim Abrams on August 15.) WASHINGTON -- For three years, lawmakers who believe welfare recipients should work more have been thwarted by their inability to get Congress to work better. At the end of June,...
Canadian Pacific Railway enjoys profitable ‘sunshine’ after years of cutbacks
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by James Stevenson on August 13.) CALGARY -- After years of belt-tightening and layoffs, Canadian Pacific Railway is enjoying unprecedented good times as a massive surge in traffic to Asia is fuelling expansions and...
MBTA updates maps in stations
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 15.) BOSTON -- Outdated maps on the T could become a thing of the past. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is updating the 600 maps that are in Boston and suburban subway stops, The Boston...
