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Opinion: Amtrak service benefits national security, rural America
(The following editorial by Dan Webster was posted on the Salt Lake Tribune website on August 14.) SALT LAKE CITY -- It's easy to pick on an overnight staple. While most Utahns sleep each night, two Amtrak trains make their way through the state in each direction...
Aggressive cleanup for Canadian oil spill
(United Press International circulated the following article on August 14.) EDMONTON, AB, Canada -- Canada’s largest freight railroad company has been given strict deadlines by the government to cleanup an oil spill west of Edmonton. Thousands of liters of oil spilled...
Federal money not likely to ease Chicago’s gridlock
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Megan Reichgott on August 14.) CHICAGO -- From planes to trains to automobiles, traffic tie-ups are as synonymous with Chicago as the Sears Tower, deep-dish pizza and great blues bars. A suburban traveler...
Mexican train hits gas tanker, igniting deadly fireball
(The following article by James Pinkerton was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on August 12.) LUCIO BLANCO, MEXICO -- A tank truck laden with liquefied propane was hit by a freight train Thursday afternoon and exploded in the center of this agricultural town,...
Man’s best terror deterrent still somewhat-reliable dog
(The following article by Sari Horwitz was posted on the Washington Post website on August 12.) WASHINGTON -- Deep underneath downtown Washington on a recent morning, law enforcement officers from four agencies were "sweeping" Metro stations, moving from trash cans...
Mass transit keeping most PGA fans on track
(The following article by Molly Bloom was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on August 12.) NEWARK, N.J. -- The average fan's path to Baltusrol Golf Club, where Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and others are contending for the PGA Championship, got a little bumpier...
At Metra’s new station, shoppers have to wait
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 12.) CHICAGO -- Nine months after Metra unveiled its shiny new Randolph Street Station, white plastic remains taped over the vacant retail space that lines the main...
Rail freight traffic up in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on August 11.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up slightly during the week ended August 6 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American...
CSX announces capacity expansions on key rail corridors
(CSX issued the following news release on August 11.) NEW YORK -- As part of its long-term growth strategy, CSX Corporation today announced plans to expand capacity on its existing rail lines between Chicago and Florida, and between Albany, N.Y. and New York City....
CN’s PR disasters
(The following article by Scott Deveau was posted on the Globe and Mail website on August 11.) EDMONTON -- The mess spilling out around the Lake Wabamun derailment is just one of several incidents that Canadian National Railways Co. has faced in recent months. On Aug....
