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Lobbyist hopeful about Railroad Competition Act
(The following story by Tim Leeds appeared on the Havre Daily website on October 6.) HAVRE, Mont. -- The head of an alliance lobbying to increase regulation of major railroads in areas with little or no competition said the effort is gaining strength, and might be...
Delayed CSX projects to begin
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on October 7.) RICHMOND, Va. -- The 100-mile railroad between Richmond and Washington will get a $65.7 million makeover now that its owner has agreed to get the project going. CSX...
Va., CSX reach agreement on rail infrastructure improvements
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Zinie Chen Sampson on October 6.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia transportation officials and CSX Corp. said Wednesday they have reached an agreement on how to use $65.7 million in state funds for rail improvements...
KCS wins on Mexico bid
(The following article by Dan Margolies was posted on the Kansas City Star website on October 6.) KANSAS CITY -- A Mexican government agency has approved Kansas City Southern's bid to buy a majority interest in Mexico's biggest railroad. Kansas City Southern announced...
Car hit by SEPTA train in Lansdowne; two injured
(The following report appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 7.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. –- Two people were injured after a car in which they were riding was hit by a SEPTA train in Lansdowne yesterday afternoon. According to a SEPTA spokesman, the...
One killed in derailment of UP freight train
(The following report appeared on television station WQAD’s website on October 7.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A rail worker is dead after a freight train derailment in Springfield this morning. Authorities say seven rail cars went off the tracks at about one o'clock (near...
Congress overturns trucker rules decision
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on October 5.) WASHINGTON -- Congress overturned a court order and quietly reinstated a trucking industry-supported rule that allows drivers to stay behind the wheel longer between rest periods. A...
John Cowan, Beverley Mahood headline CP’s 2004 U.S. Holiday Train
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on October 6.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Midwestern-born John Cowan, billed as the "Voice of New Grass," and Canadian singer/songwriter Beverley Mahood will share a Canadian Pacific Railway boxcar stage for the...
NS whistle-stop train delivers hazmat safety message
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on October 5.) NORFOLK, Va. -- A special train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway Company will visit five cities Oct. 11-15 to promote Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER), a...
Bullet train rides again on ballot
(The following article by Jim Saunders was posted on the Daytona Beach News-Journal website on October 6.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With Florida's roads increasingly clogged, voters in 2000 approved a vision: trains whisking past traffic at more than 120 mph, carrying...
