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J.B. Hunt execs say country needs more intermodal terminals
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 14.) LOWELL, Ark. -- Top executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services say the nation needs more large terminals where rail and trucking lines come together. The trucking industry relies on an interstate...
Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire first hybrid locomotives
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on March 14.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway announced the purchase of 35 Green Goat® Series hybrid locomotives over a four-year period from RailPower Technologies Corp. (TSX-P) of Vancouver. Under the...
Proposed NS freight facility has both fans, foes
(The following story by Jeffrey Kelley appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on March 14.) PRINCE GEORGE, Va. -- Out of his tiny trailer plopped down near the western edge of rural Prince George County, Warren Green has just about everything he needs to keep...
Amtrak’s allure: Passengers sold on ease of rail travel
(The following article by Tom Howard was posted on the Billings Gazette website on March 13.) BILLINGS, Mont. -- Lorine Schlecht hadn't ridden a train in four years, but the North Dakotan quickly regained her train legs during a stroll up and down the aisle of the...
Amtrak delivers riders, goods across Montana
(The following article by Tom Howard was posted on the Billings Gazette website on March 14.) GLASGOW, Mont. -- Two or three times a week, Mary Sugg takes up a spot on the platform at the Glasgow train station and gives a big wave to the engineer as Amtrak's Empire...
Group pressing to keep Amtrak subsidized
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on March 12.) OMAHA, Neb. -- A group that promotes travel by rail will use its annual meeting today to build support for continued federal funding for Amtrak. President Bush's 2006...
Spills call the safety of rail into question
(The following story by Lisa Rosetta appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on March 13.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Peering through binoculars from 100 yards away, South Salt Lake Fire Chief Steve Foote searched for signs of what was dribbling out of a railroad...
Deaths at rail crossings, after decline, go back up
(The following article by Walt Bogdanich was posted on the New York Times website on March 13.) NEW YORK -- Deaths at railroad grade crossings rose 11 percent last year, according to new federal figures, and the government failed to meet its 10-year goal of no more...
UP train, rail-grinding machine collide in Rochelle; no one injured
(The following report appeared on the Rockford Register Star website on March 12.) ROCHELLE, Ill. -- A Union Pacific track machine collided with a train shortly after 8 p.m. Friday in Rochelle. City police officers initially were called to the scene for a train...
Rail freight traffic up in most recent week
(The AAR issued the following news release on March 10.) WASHINGTON -- All three measures of rail freight traffic for U.S. railroads showed increases during the week ended March 5 in comparison with the corresponding week a year ago, the Association of American...
