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Rail freight traffic off slightly
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off slightly during the week ended May 14 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American...
Senators move to end administration “foot-dragging” on foreign aircraft repair station security
(The Transportation Trades Department issued the following news release on May 19.) WASHINGTON -- Responding to the Bush Administration's refusal to issue security rules for the foreign repair of U.S. aircraft, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Commerce...
Norfolk Southern exhibit car visiting 18 communities
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on May 19.) NORFOLK, Va. -- The Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car will tour the company's rail network from New York to Georgia in 2005, making stops in 18 communities where it will be open to the public. The car's...
Tucson railroad bridge, track set afire
(The following article by Alexis Huicochea was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on May 20.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Someone intentionally set fire to a railroad bridge on the South Side Thursday night, causing $30,000 in damage, officials said. The portion of the...
S.D. lawmakers want say on rail money
(The following article by Terry Woster was posted on the Argus Leader website on May 20.) PIERRE, S.D. -- Legislators and Gov. Mike Rounds should decide together how to use $41 million earned from the sale of a state-owned railroad line, a Sioux Falls legislative...
BNSF files court claim against city
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Burlington Hawkeye website on May 19.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- The BNSF Railway has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court in Davenport to have a counterclaim heard along with the lawsuit filed by the city...
June contract vote for TCRC engineers
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 19.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian National Railway's Canadian locomotive engineers will vote in June on a proposed five-year labor agreement, a union official said on Thursday. The company and Teamsters...
S&P revises CSX Corp.’s outlook to stable
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 18.) NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's on Wednesday revised CSX Corp.'s outlook to stable from negative and upgraded the railroad operator's short-term debt ratings, citing the company's plans to buy back up to $1 billion...
CTA, Pace, Metra feel pressure
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on May 18.) CHICAGO -- State grant money for Chicago Transit Authority rail cars, Metra station improvements and new Pace buses would lapse if it isn't spent by June 30, under two...
Amtrak takes munchies off itinerary
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on May 19.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- Forget the coffee and Danish. Chips are out, too. Soon, it will be BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagel). Starting July 1, Amtrak no longer will sell snacks on...
