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SEPTA aid plan is lacking support
(The following story by Jere Downs, Mario Cattabiani and John Sullivan appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 19.) PHILADELPHIA -- State legislators scoured obscure agencies yesterday to cobble together enough dollars to bail out mass-transit...
Unions balk at NS shop offer
(The following story by Lois Caliri appeared on the Roanoke Times website on November 19.) ROANOKE, Va. -- A proposal that would have produced more jobs rebuilding locomotives at Norfolk Southern's East End shops has fallen apart. Union leaders said NS tried to...
Rail safety under scrutiny
(The following article was posted on TheOmahaChannel.com on November 18.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The safety of the nation's rails will be under scrutiny at a conference in Omaha Friday. Omaha's Gabriel Technologies is gathering companies interested in rail shipping to discuss...
Calif. Senators request study of rail safety in Whittier area
(The following story by Caitlin Liu appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on November 19.) LOS ANGELES -- Concerned about two major derailments in Los Angeles County within 1 1/2 years, U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer on Thursday asked the Federal...
Fuel line leak leads to UP locomotive fire
(The following story by Jeffrey Gautreaux appeared on the Yuma Sun website on November 16.) YUMA, Ariz. -- A Union Pacific locomotive burned Monday east of Tacna after a fuel line leak led to a fire in the engine compartment. "The second locomotive of the train had a...
Petition to abandon Saratoga railway spur rejected
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 18.) CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Siding with the state of Wyoming and the owners of a Saratoga sawmill, the federal Surface Transportation Board has denied a request to abandon a railway spur in Carbon County....
Calif. air regulators eye standards for trains, boats
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Don Thompson on November 18.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State air regulators are considering adopting fuel standards for watercraft and locomotives today, another entry by California into areas that have generally...
Chairman of BNSF joins AMR board
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 17.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, has named to its board of directors Matthew Rose, chairman and chief executive of railway company Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
New Calif. train line takes scenic route
(The following article by Fred Alvarez was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on November 18.) LOS ANGELES -- Easing past vehicle traffic, transportation officials and elected leaders took to the rails Wednesday to launch new train service between Los Angeles and...
Options for Va. high-speed rail presented
(The following article by Debbie Messina was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on November 18.) NORFOLK, Va. -- State transportation officials presented four options for bringing high-speed passenger rail to Hampton Roads at a public meeting Wednesday evening....
