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Statement of David R. Goode, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, regarding Graniteville, S.C.
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on January 14.) NORFOLK, Va. -- The site of the January 6 accident has been substantially cleared, and remediation and restoration are under way. On behalf of all of the Norfolk Southern family, I want to restate our...
Surface Transportation Board announces cases & matters to be addressed at January 19 voting conference
(The STB issued the following news release on January 13.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober has announced the matters and cases to be addressed at the STB's open voting conference to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in...
Rail freight traffic increases to start new year
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on January 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads started 2005 on a positive note with gains in both carload freight and intermodal volume compared to the first...
Opinion: How to really save SEPTA
(The following column by Richard Voith & Stephan Rosenfeld appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on January 14.) PHILADELPHIA -- In the days ahead, you will be treated to - or tortured by - proposals to "save" SEPTA: Scenarios from politicians arguing over...
Pa. State Senator has new proposal on SEPTA
(The following story by Jere Downs and John Sullivan appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 14.) PHILADELPHIA -- With little more than five weeks before SEPTA threatens to raise fares and slash service, Sen. Vince Fumo proposed a plan yesterday that...
Grupo TMM’s shareholders approve sale of TFM to Kansas City Southern
(Grupo TMM issued the following news release on January 13.) MEXICO CITY -- Grupo TMM, S.A. announced that its shareholders unanimously approved the board of directors' recommendation to sell TMM's 51 percent voting interest in Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria...
Amtrak on track to open station at Milwaukee’s airport
(The following article by Larry Sandler was posted on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website on January 13.) MILWAUKEE -- Starting Tuesday, travelers will be able to catch a train to catch their plane at Mitchell International Airport. Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Sen....
Cause of fire in rail tunnel is not found
(The following article by Matthew Wald was posted on the New York Times website on January 13.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that it could not determine the cause of a freight train accident in 2001 that closed parts of downtown...
Toxic train crash unlikely in Daytona Beach, officials say
(The following article by Christine Girardin was posted on the Daytona Beach News-Journal website on January 14.) DELAND, Fla. -- The rumble of a freight train in the distance is a sound that hearkens back to simpler times, but in today's high-tech world these...
Life, residents begin to return to normal in Graniteville
(The following story by Jeff Wilkinson appeared on The State website on January 14.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- At Byrd Elementary School, a small army of inspectors and school officials fanned out through halls and classrooms Thursday, canvassing every square inch of the...
