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NJT’s River Line is defying naysayers
(The following story by Jennifer Moroz appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 10.) PHILADELPHIA -- Let Richard Holmes Jr. count the ways he loves NJ Transit's River Line. He loves that the light-rail service is faster than the bus, cutting 45...
Rail freight traffic up from last year
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up sharply from the corresponding week a year ago during the week ended September 4, the Association of American...
Amtrak to drop Indiana route
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 10.) NAPPANEE, Ind. -- Amtrak train service in this northern Indiana city will be discontinued by March 1, leaving many Amish passengers without transportation to visit Pennsylvania, the mayor said....
Case opens against BNSF
(The following story by Angie Buckley appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on September 10.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Jurors heard opening arguments Thursday in a civil case against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Co. over the Mandan diesel spill. Kelsch,...
SEPTA warns of deep cuts
(The following story by Marc Schogol appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 10.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA said yesterday it would have to eliminate all weekend service, increase fares an average of 25 percent, and fire 16 percent of its employees by...
Shippers concerned over railroads’ capacity
(The following article by Suzanne Marta was posted on the Dallas Morning News website on September 10.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. –- The nation's largest railroad companies said they're ready for the peak season, but the assurance did little to ease a standing-room-only crowd...
Railroads aim to smooth freight traffic
(The Kansas City Star posted the following article by Randolph Heaster on its website on September 10.) KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Senior executives from the biggest U.S. and Canadian railroads presented their plans for handling freight during the peak season this fall at a...
Union Plus Program Providers Help Florida’s Hurricane Frances Victims
(Union Privilege issued the following news release on September 8.) WASHINGTON -- Union members living in areas impacted by Hurricane Frances, the second hurricane to hit Florida in three weeks, now have one less financial worry, thanks to the Union Plus programs....
NJ Transit issues warnings about man with rare disease
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Tom Bell on September 3. TRENTON, N.J. -- Notices were issued to NJ Transit riders and employees Friday to inform them that the Mercer County man who died of an illness rarely seen in the United States rode on...
Las Vegas monorail closes again
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 9.) LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas monorail was closed one day after it reopened when a piece of a train's undercarriage fell off Wednesday and landed in a busy street. No one was injured when a slip disk...
