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Bush budget could mean end of the line for Amtrak
(The following article by Kasey Doyle was posted on the Maysville Ledger-Independent website on June 6.) MAYSVILLE, Ky. -- The rumble of passenger trains rolling through Maysville may not be heard after Oct. 1. Amtrak could be forced to shut down operations because of...
NTSB report on Carrolls Bluff train wreck due out next fall
(The following article by Tony Lystra was posted on the Longview Daily News website on June 7.) LONGVIEW, Wash. -- The National Transportation Safety Board is not expected to determine the cause of a 2003 train wreck near Carrolls Bluff until fall, a spokeswoman for...
BLET’s Kinsman to run for Wisconsin office
(The following story by Reid Magney appeared on the La Crosse Tribune website on June 7. Brother Kinsman is Chairman of the BLET’s Wisconsin State Legislative Board.) LA CROSSE, Wisc. -- The next election is still one year, five months and one day away, but state Rep....
‘Maglev’ trains that reach speeds exceeding 300 mph eyed for county
(The following article by Mark Walker was posted on the North County Times website on June 4.) SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Imagine being whisked from San Diego to an airport in Imperial County aboard a magnetic levitation train at speeds of more than 300 miles per hour....
Sounder adds another train to north route
(The following article by Eric Pryne was posted on the Seattle Times website on June 6.) SEATTLE -- Sound Transit's leaders may feel a glow of accomplishment when a second round-trip Sounder commuter train debuts today between Everett and Seattle. But they also will...
Last stop for some LIRR projects?
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on June 5.) NEW YORK -- The four tunnels that carry thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters to New York's Penn Station each day were built 95 years ago. And while that city access over the years...
Revive a train, or go for green?
(The following article by Jeff VanDam was posted on the New York Times website on June 5.) NEW YORK -- When the Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road was in operation half a century ago, residents of the Rockaways glided into Manhattan on a pleasant...
Senator Durbin cries foul over Amtrak cuts
(The following article by Caleb Hale was postedon the Southern Illinoisian website on June 6.) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS -- The U.S. transportation department's call for an immediate cut to operations in the Amtrak passenger rail company has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin,...
Amtrak budget pinch puts Hiawatha in peril
(The following article by Larry Sandler was posted on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website on June 6.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Success may not be enough for the Hiawatha. Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago line is breaking ridership records. It's leading the nation in...
Electrical work was faulty before bridge fire, Amtrak says
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 4.) KEARNY, N.J. -- A circuit breaker designed to prevent fires like the one on a heavily traveled railroad bridge last month was improperly installed, Amtrak officials said. Overhead power lines came down...
