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LIRR spared uneasy riders
(The following article by Joie Tyrrell was posted on the Newsday website on September 3.) NEW YORK -- Despite dire predictions of a nightmarish commute during the Republican National Convention, many Long Island Rail Road passengers found each day's ride to be a...
Rail ridership lags throughout convention week
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 2.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Rail ridership into New York was well below normal again Thursday as commuters avoided Manhattan during the Republican National Convention. NJ Transit ridership on lines heading...
BNSF employee killed in N.M. yard accident
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 2.) CLOVIS, N.M. -- Police say a man died Thursday at the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe rail yard in Clovis. Clovis Police Lt. Ron Hutchison says the man -- an employee of the rail yard -- was killed...
Federal inquiry to review regulation of railroad grade crossings
(The following story by Walt Bogdanich appeared on the New York Times website on September 2.) NEW YORK -- The inspector general of the Transportation Department announced yesterday that his office would open a sweeping investigation to determine whether federal...
Amtrak alters East Coast routes in advance of Frances
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 2.) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Amtrak is amending its schedules and rerouting some trains on its East Coast service in advance of the approach of Hurricane Frances. Thursday's service on the southbound Palmetto...
Woman’s stroke on Via Rail probed
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on September 2.) MONTREAL -- Enid Churchill was a healthy, active 75-year-old until she suffered a stroke on a Via Rail train somewhere between Toronto and Montreal. Now she is paralyzed on her right side and can't...
Wheel falls off Las Vegas monorail
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 1.) LAS VEGAS -- The $650 million Las Vegas Monorail was shut down Wednesday after a mechanical problem caused a wheel to come off one of the cars, a company spokesman said. Nobody was hurt in the...
Yo, CSX: Stop spreadin’ da ooze!
(The following article by Dan Geringer was posted on the Philadelphia Daily News website on September 2.) PHILADELPHIA -- Russell Meddin biked onto the new $14 million Schuylkill River Park Trail at 23rd and Race streets, headed south and was hit by a wave of stink so...
Speedy rail service in doubt with trains headed for storage
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on September 2.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Three high-speed trains that were rebuilt at a cost of tens of millions of dollars are being shelved indefinitely, further dimming hopes that upstate...
Rail execs to panel: Va. rail goals will require cash, commitment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Bob Lewis on September 1.) RICHMOND, Va. -- The state's long-range goal of reducing the demands on Virginia's congested and often out-of-date roads and putting more passengers and freight on rails will require a...
