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Railroads try to prevent a 9/11 on the tracks
(The following story by Ron Scherer appeared on The Christian Science Monitor website on July 27.) OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. -- From the outside, the last car on the 7:20 to New Haven looks like any other commuter train. But inside, it is unlike any other passenger car in...
STB to hold August 11 public hearing on “small railroad abandonments”
(The STB issued the following news release on July 26.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today announced that the STB will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 11, 2004, in Room 760, the agency's hearing room, on the 7th Floor of...
Lifting Grand Central’s shroud of dirt
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on July 26.) NEW YORK -- The outsize proportions of Grand Central Terminal are what capture attention, not its color. So it is hard to say how many tourists who snap pictures of the...
Thieves loot parked rail car of smokes
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on July 25.) WINNIPEG -- Police say arrests could be imminent in a heist where thieves stole nearly $100,000 worth of cigarettes from a Canadian Pacific train in Brandon. Only a few cartons of the stolen cigarettes...
Rail diamonds at stake as David, Goliath rail lines wrangle
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on July 26.) DEFIANCE, Ohio -- A dispute over diamonds -- the steel rail intersections that allow one train track to cross another -- is straining the relationship between a local shortline...
Downeaster idle during weeklong track overhaul
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 24.) PORTLAND, Maine -- Rail officials took advantage of a shutdown in Amtrak’s Downeaster service prompted by security for the Democratic National Convention Saturday to begin weeklong track improvements....
Boston-bound commuters deal with traffic tie-ups and train transfers
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jay Lindsay on July 26.) BOSTON -- Commuters heard months of dire warnings about nightmarish traffic and transit hassles during this week's Democratic National Convention. Now it becomes a reality. For those...
9/11 report confirms government’s failures in transportation security
(The TTD issued the following news release on July 23.) WASHINGTON -- The report of the 9/11 Commission is, "yet another wake-up call about the failures of the federal government to close security gaps in the transportation industry," according to Edward Wytkind,...
AFL-CIO rail affiliates meet with Oberstar
WASHINGTON -- Representatives of the AFL-CIO rail affiliates met with U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar, Ranking Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss rail crossing safety. Representative...
Another accident involving remote controlled train
(The following story appeared on the North Platte Bulletin website on July 24.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- A remote controlled train collided with another train near the east end of Bailey Yard Friday morning, derailing two cars. The accident happened about 9 a.m. near the...
