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Watchdog wants more detail from CSX
(The following story by Ted Wendling appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on July 8.) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A national rail carrier and Ohio's legislative watchdog are in a showdown over the company's reporting of money it spent to lure bass-fishin' politicians...
Railroad smog deal draws fire
(The following article by Chris Bowman was posted on the Sacramento Bee website on July 8.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A quietly negotiated pact between California smog regulators and the nation's two largest railroads is engineered, all sides agree, not only to hasten the...
Sheriff concerned about stolen CSX work truck
(The following article by Dave McMillion was posted on the Hagerstwon Herald-Mail CHARLESTOWN, W.Va. -- Authorities are concerned about the disappearance of a CSX maintenance truck Monday from a CSX work area in Millville, W.Va., in light of Thursday's terrorist...
Three taken to hospital after CN derailment
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on July 8.) SOURIS, Man. -- Three men have been taken to hospital after a derailment caused by a cattle truck and train colliding in southwestern Manitoba. The train's locomotive and seven log cars were derailed by...
Opinion: Can mass transit be safe?
(The following editorial appeared on the USA Today website on July 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thursday's attacks in London had to make millions of mass transit commuters in the USA wonder: "What's being done to prevent an attack on my train or bus or subway?" The stark...
U.S. mass transit is security, spending challenge
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Nicholas Johnston on July 8.) WASHINGTON -- The 13 million people who ride public transportation every day in the U.S. are an inviting terrorist target that is difficult to defend and, so far, a low priority for...
For mass transit, security always will have gaps, the experts agree
(The following article by Rudy Larini and Ron Marsico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on July 8.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Some of the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11 have been carried out on rail and subway systems, considered easy targets for terrorists...
How safe are our railways?
(The following article by Bennet Roth was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on July 8.) WASHINGTON -- Mass transit advocates said Thursday that they hope the London bombings will prod Congress to increase financial support for American rail security, which has...
Security spending on ground transportation is faulted
(The following article by Brian Knowlton was posted on the International Herald Tribune website on July 7.) WASHINGTON -- Despite the sharp increase in spending on domestic security since 2001, the protection of subways, buses and trains still lags far behind the much...
U.S. transit systems vulnerable to attack
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 7.) WASHINGTON -- Security for subways and commuter trains varies by city, but one thing all mass transit systems share is this: They're vulnerable to attack and no technology on the horizon promises to...
