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Opinion: Congress’ train of thought
(The following editorial was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 9.) PHILADELPHIA -- The Bush administration's rush to derail Amtrak fortunately has been pushed off course by efforts in Congress to keep the national railroad out of bankruptcy. The...
Faulty section of track may have caused Lake Wabamun derailment, CN says
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on August 8.) WABAMUN, Alta. -- Canadian National officials are looking at a faulty section of track as the possible cause of a train derailment that spilled thousands of litres of oil into Lake Wabamun, a spokesman...
CN derailment may have poisoned lake
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on August 8.) WABAMUN, Alta. -- People around Lake Wabamun are being told not to use or drink water from the lake or their wells. Alberta Environment says that's because a hazardous chemical may have been part of...
D.C., New York to help boost Amtrak security
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Tom Hays on August 8.) NEW YORK -- With the London bombings fresh in their minds, police along Amtrak's New York-Washington corridor joined forces Monday to begin patrolling the train platforms and watching for...
Frontier photographer rode rails
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 7.) HOLDREGE, Neb. -- In 1859, at the age of 18, Mary Jane Wyatt was an unwed mother working as a housemaid in Ohio. By the time she died in the 1910s, she was a successful traveling photographer based in...
Man arrested after fighting with Amtrak employees
(The following story by Kristen Cates appeared on The Southern Illinoisan website on August 6.) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A Carbondale man is facing criminal charges after a fight with Amtrak employees early Friday morning. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested...
Albertans angered by CN oil spill response
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Lori Fazari on August 6.) WABAMUN, Alta. -- More than 100 angry protesters blocked a Canadian National railway crossing Friday to express their anger at what they called the company's poor response to a freight...
Opinion: Give rail a second chance
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on August 7.) ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a stultifying act of shortsightedness, Orange County commissioners six years ago nixed an opportunity to give frustrated motorists a rapid-transit option to jampacked...
Toledo plans to sue Norfolk Southern
(The following report appeared on Toledo television station WTOL’s website on August 6.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Nearly a year after a deadly accident in east Toledo, the city is now planning to sue Norfolk Southern railroad. In October of 2004, Dorothy Minggia died when a...
MARC sends apologies for recent train delays
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on August 6.) BALTIMORE -- The management of the state's MARC commuter train service has apologized to its Penn Line passengers for a series of "major service disruptions" as a result of...
