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FRA to probe parked tank cars
(The following article by Tom Lochner was posted on the Contra Costa Times website on April 15.) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. -- The Federal Railroad Administration will investigate the storage of some railroad tank cars along the Hercules waterfront amid confusion...
Amtrak to expand rail service to Montreal
(The following article by Mike Kalil was posted on the Brattleboro Reformer website on April 15.) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Area residents can soon travel to Canada via Amtrak. Starting May 1, weekday train travelers can take the Amtrak train to St. Albans and be bused to...
JP Morgan downgrades three rail companies
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Alex Davidson on April 14.) NEW YORK -- Shares of Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National Railway declined Thursday after JP Morgan cut its rating on the three railroad companies, citing...
BNSF says it will lower shipping rates
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 14.) HELENA, Mont. -- BNSF Railway will temporarily lower its shipping rates in four states, including Montana, for wheat shipped to West Coast markets, the railroad announced. In a written statement late...
Two senators team up for rail car improvement bill
(The following article by Patrick Driscoll was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on April 15.) SAN ANTONIO -- Two U.S. senators from different sides of the political aisle had no problem agreeing this week that railroads should be safer. Sen. Kay Bailey...
Amtrak cancels Acela high-speed trains over brake problems
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 15.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak said it had canceled service Friday on its Acela Express because of problems with brakes on the high-speed trains that carry passengers between Washington, New York and Boston....
Freight train derails, burns in Wisconsin
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 15.) SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. -- Nineteen cars of a freight train derailed Thursday, sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of 30 nearby homes because of fears the flames could cause a pressurized tanker...
Opinion: Washington doublespeak on Amtrak
(The following editorial by Daniel B. Zukowski was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on April 14.) SAN FRANCISCO -- California is one of Amtrak's greatest success stories. But it is falling victim to the disinformation campaign of the White House, with...
The Bush Administration introduces the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act in Congress
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON -- Legislation that breathes new life into the nation's inter-city passenger rail service and improves Amtrak's operations nation-wide was transmitted to Congress the...
White House puts Amtrak bill in motion
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 14.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration sent Congress on Thursday its plan to turn Amtrak into a private company that would focus on running trains in competition with other rail lines. It would set up...
