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Opinion: The wrong track
(The following editorial was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on February 9.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- After so many years of slowly strangling Amtrak, the Bush administration has chosen a more expedient course -- killing it altogether. Mr. Bush may be the Dr. Kevorkian...
Bush’s budget threatens Amtrak service in region
(The following article by Keith Reed was posted on the Boston Globe website on February 9.) BOSTON -- President Bush's 2006 budget would force Amtrak into bankruptcy, jeopardizing the future of long distance passenger train service including the popular Acela Express...
Fight expected over Bush plan for Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Frederic J. Frommer on February 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The leading House Democrat on transportation issues predicted a ''test of wills'' Tuesday over the Bush administration's proposal to eliminate subsidies to...
Democrats, labor say Bush Amtrak plan may backfire
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 8.) WASHINGTON -- A White House proposal to end subsidies for Amtrak and possibly push it into bankruptcy could backfire and disrupt train travel for millions of commuters, congressional and labor officials said on...
Logging truck driver charged in crash that derailed train west of Edmonton
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on February 8.) EVANSBURG, Alta. -- RCMP have charged the driver of a logging truck following a crash that derailed a Via passenger train west of Edmonton last month. Darrell Plett, 44, of Edson, Alta., was charged...
BNSF looking for possible links in Sauk Rapids train derailments
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 8.) SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- Officials with BNSF Railway are looking into whether there's any connection between last week's two train derailments near Sauk Rapids. The derailments happened two days...
Two Union Pacific rail tanker cars derail
(The following article by Bryan Schultz was posted on the Marshalltown Times Republican website on February 8.) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- The derailment of two tankers from a Union Pacific train Monday caused one Marshalltown business to be temporarily evacuated and one...
CSX asks STB to pre-empt D.C. hazmat ban
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Brian Westley on February 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rail operator CSX Corp. is asking a government regulatory agency to pre-empt legislation that would ban the shipment of hazardous materials within about two miles...
CSX challenges D.C. ban on rail hazmats
(The following article by Eric M. Weiss was posted on the Washington Post website on February 9.) WASHINGTON -- CSX Corp. is challenging the District's 90-day ban on railroad shipments of hazardous materials that pass through the city, arguing that it is an...
Train derails at CSX yard in Ga., no one hurt
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 9.) THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- A CSX train derailed at a railroad yard causing some cars to overturn. The train included 61 cars and was carrying wheat, milk, salt, animal feed and scrap metal when it derailed...
