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NJ Transit considers new Atlantic City rail links
(The following article by Thomas Barlas was posted on the Press of Atlantic City website on February 11.) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- NJ Transit is researching whether it can link its Atlantic City rail line with the rest of the state, and also offer an upscale rail line...
Rail freight traffic up sharply in most recent week
(The AAR issued the following news release on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- Rail freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up sharply during the week ended February 5 in comparison with the corresponding week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
Statement of AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Record Trade Deficit for 2004
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- The astronomical 2004 trade deficit is one record that holds no pride for America’s working families. The $618 billion gap between the overall value of our exports and imports represents a...
Reaction is divided on Rell plan for trains
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on February 11.) NEW YORK -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposal to buy new trains for the Metro-North New Haven Line has drawn cheers from beleaguered commuters but has left some transit...
NTSB to hold symposium on positive train control
(The NTSB issued the following news release on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a symposium to discuss an automated system to prevent train collisions known in the industry as positive train control (PTC), NTSB Chairman...
Official urges more rail safety checks
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on February 11.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp. and other U.S. railroads should face stepped up scrutiny on safety, the transportation agency inspector general recommended Thursday after concluding current...
Amtrak president speaks out, rails against Bush budget proposal
(The following article by Nate Sandstrom was posted on the Daily Illini website on February 11.) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- President Bush's budget proposal would remove all federal funding for Amtrak, eliminating inter-city train travel in the United States, said Amtrak...
Ill. officials watching Amtrak’s fate
(The following article by Stacey Creasy was posted on the Macomb Journal website on February 10.) MACOMB, Ill. -- The Executive Director of Midwest High Speed Rail Association claims President George W. Bush is taking the wrong approach toward interstate rail travel....
New federal budget proposes cut of Amtrak subsidies
(MSNBC posted the following article by Martin Wolk on its website on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- If President Bush was trying to send a message to Amtrak with the budget proposal he sent to Congress this week, he certainly succeeded. Bush’s spending blueprint for...
Tamaroa train derailment leads to suit in St. Clair
(The following story by Ann Knef appeared on the Madison Record website on February 8.) MADISON, Wisc. -- A train derailment that spilled harmful chemicals into the air, ground and water in Tamaroa, Ill. on Feb. 9, 2003, has prompted a local man's widow to file suit....
