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Watco Companies announces acquisition of Montana Railroad
PITTSBURG, Kan. and FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Mission Mountain Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Watco Companies, will begin operations of 40 miles of track in Montana Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2004. Acquired through a lease and...
Cost of proposed high-speed rail system up in state
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 29.) MILWAUKEE — The projected cost of a proposed Midwest network of high-speed trains has increased to about $1.2 billion in Wisconsin, a new report shows. The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative that...
Train crash victims still puzzle cops
(The following story by George A. Chidi appeared on the Rocky Mount Telegram website on December 29.) Authorities have as many questions as answers about the Christmas night crash of an Amtrak train into a car in the crossing on Fountain Road, which killed two...
Railroad files suit over Wayne County trash regulations
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 29.) DETROIT (AP) -- Canadian National Railway Co. has filed a lawsuit against Wayne County and Rockwood, claiming the governments are interfering with its right to ship construction debris from New...
Train locomotive kills man
(The following story by Maline Hazle appeared on the Record Searchlight website on December 28.) RED BLUFF, Calif. -- A man killed while lying on the railroad tracks was identified Monday as Bruce Calef, 37, of Red Bluff. A spokesman for the Tehama County coroner's...
NN-bound train collides with tractor-trailer
(The following story by April Taylor appeared on the Daily Press website on December 28.) Passengers aboard an Amtrak train headed from Boston to Newport News on Monday were delayed for at least an hour after the train collided with a tractor-trailer during a stop in...
Railroad viaduct to get makeover
(The following story by Laura Hipp appeared on the Clarion-Ledger website on December 27.) A multimillion dollar facelift for the railroad tracks downtown promises to beautify the western edge of the district. Construction will begin in the spring on the Mill Street...
City Hall could sidetrack Amtrak plan
(The following story by Pete Millard appeared on the MSNBC website on December 27.) The $5.4 million renovation of the downtown Milwaukee Amtrak station, already almost a year behind schedule, may be derailed by zoning and permit problems with Milwaukee city...
Stretch of tracks in downtown Jackson to see improvements
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 27.) JACKSON, Miss. -- A stretch of railroad tracks in downtown will soon receive a multimillion-dollar facelift, city officials say. Construction will begin in the spring on the Mill Street viaduct from...
Railroads set record for total freight volume
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on December 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With two reporting weeks remaining in the year, U.S. railroads have already moved more total freight during 2004 than any other year on record, the...
