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Rain washes out section of Metro-North’s Hudson Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 16.) GARRISON, N.Y. -- Metro-North Railroad service on the Hudson Line between Garrison and Peekskill was scheduled to run as normal during Tuesday's morning rush -- a day after rains washed out the...
Amtrak suspends Albany-NYC train service
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on August 17.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amtrak suspended passenger service between the Rensselaer Rail Station and New York City on Monday and canceled trains slated to leave Rensselaer early...
BNSF refutes report calling N.D. tracks “at risk”
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 16.) FARGO, N.D. -- Railroad tracks on North Dakota's northern tier will continue serving Amtrak's Empire Builder despite a report that says the rails are "at risk," a Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Metra aims new safety program at schoolkids
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 15.) CHICAGO -- Days before children are slated to head back to school, Metra officials unveiled a railroad safety program Friday designed to keep youths off the tracks. The...
Grupo TMM and Kansas City Southern announce agreement to sell controlling interest in Mexrail to KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on August 16.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Grupo TMM, S.A. (TMM) (NYSE:TMM) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) today announced an agreement for TFM, S.A. de C.V. (TFM) to sell to KCS, Mexrail, Inc. (Mexrail)...
Montana senators fight Amtrak budget cuts
(The following story by Ted Monoson appeared on the Billings Gazette website on August 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Montana senators on Friday called on fellow lawmakers to reject a Bush administration proposal to cut millions of dollars from Amtrak's budget. The Bush...
Budget office derails threat to Amtrak funding
(The following article by David Jesse was posted on the Port Huron Times Herald website on August 14.) PORT HURON, Mich. -- State funding for Amtrak's two Michigan lines is safe for at least a few months. A recent supplemental spending bill for this year's state...
More passengers riding Amtrak trains in Illinois
(The following article by Mike Ramsey was distributed by Copley News Service on August 16.) CHICAGO -- Ridership increased over the past year on Amtrak trains hired by the Illinois Department of Transportation, including the State House and the Illinois Zephyr,...
Suspicious package delays NJT train
(The following story by Richard Pearsall appeared on the Courier-Post website on August 14. Bob Daniels is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 373 in Trenton, N.J.) HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- A train bound from Atlantic City to Philadelphia was delayed for about an...
CSX receives nine bids for railroad track
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 15.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- CSX Transportation has received nine bids for 530 miles of railroad track, mostly in West Virginia. The line from Cumberland, Md., to Brooklyn Junction, just south of New...
