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NJ Transit searches off to a smooth start
(The following article by Joe Malinconico and Ron Marsico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on July 26.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Authorities imposed unprecedented security inspections on New Jersey's mass transit system yesterday, searching the belongings of more...
Opinion: Amtrak workers need a contract
(The following letter to the editor appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 25.) PHILADELPHIA -- The case for continued government funding for Amtrak is simple and should not be ideological. Amtrak is the most efficient intercity passenger railroad in...
Train cars derail; no leaks
(The Biloxi Sun Herald posted the following article on its website on July 26.) FORREST COUNTY, Miss. -- Forrest County authorities responded to a train derailment in the county early Monday evening. Officials said the Kansas City Southern Railroad had a derailment of...
Train hauling corn derails
(The Billings Gazette posted the following article on its website on July 26.) CONRAD, Mont. -- A train bound for grain elevators in Washington derailed near here Monday, spilling corn and blocking the tracks, BNSF Railway said. Cause of the derailment, which happened...
Railroad enthusiasts all aboard for photo exhibit, train display
(The following article by Jim Washington was posted on the Virginian-Pilot on July 25.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Upstairs, majestic steam locomotives chugged through stunning mountain landscapes in crisp black-and-white photos. Downstairs, replicas of the same trains whizzed...
Coal flow stays slow
(The following article by Dusting Bleizeffer was posted on the Casper Star-Tribune website on July 25.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Coal traffic on Wyoming's main rail line out of the Powder River Basin is still 10 percent to 20 percent lower than normal due to ongoing repairs...
Legal issues being raised on searches in subways
(The following article by Sewell Chan and Kareem Fahim was posted on the New York Times website on July 24.) NEW YORK -- Even more than security experts and intelligence analysts, one group of employees has become central to the new program of bag searches in the...
Seeking a safe journey as anxiety rides the rails
(The following article by Avi Salzman was posted on the New York Times website on July 24.) NEW YORK -- One rider always sits near the back of the train and stays close to the doors. Another takes note of all the exits when she sits down and tries to avoid walking...
Police search baggage of NJ mass transit passengers
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jeffrey Gold on July 25.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Police on Monday began searching the baggage of mass transit users in New Jersey in response to two waves of bombings in London this month. Authorities pledged the...
Penn Station evacuated after bomb threat
(The following article by Andrea Elliott and Thomas J. Lueck was posted on the New York Times website on July 25.) NEW YORK -- A man who falsely claimed to have a bomb in his bag prompted the authorities to evacuate Pennsylvania Station for more than an hour...
