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Amtrak grapples with aging equipment
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on July 18.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is still struggling to find the money for the capital improvements it says it needs to return to a state of good repair, but the railroad says it is...
Update on NTSB investigation of rail collision near San Antonio
(The NTSB issued the following news release on July 16.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following information on its investigation of the June 28, 2004 collision of UP and BNSF trains and subsequent chlorine release at...
Las Vegas launches $650 million monorail
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on July 15.) LAS VEGAS -- After months of delays, Las Vegas launched a $650 million monorail Thursday that shuttles gamblers to casinos on the Strip while easing traffic along the stretch of glittering resorts....
CN consolidates its bulk commodities divisions
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on July 15.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway is consolidating its U.S. and Canadian commodities operations into a single business unit. Ross Goldsworthy, CN's vice-president for Canadian grain and fertilizers,...
Interior B.C. natives say three-hour railway blockade is only the beginning
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article by Terri Theodore on July 15.) VANCOUVER -- Members of the Seton Lake Indian band blocked a freight train on the B.C. Rail corridor south of Lillooet for several hours Thursday, a day after the $1-billion sale of...
Rail freight traffic down during holiday week
(The following news release appeared on the Association of American Railroads’ website on July 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Largely due to the timing of the Independence Day Holiday, freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down during the week ended July 10 in comparison...
City to file suit against CSX in ’01 derailment
(The Baltimore Sun posted the following article by Laura Vozzella on its website on July 16.) BALTIMORE -- The city of Baltimore plans to file a lawsuit today against CSX Corp., claiming that the railroad was responsible for the July 18, 2001, derailment of a...
NJ Transit increases spending 2.9% for fiscal 2005
(The following story appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 16.) NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit yesterday approved a $1.3 billion fiscal 2005 operating budget that increases spending 2.9 percent but keeps fares level. Fares are projected to account for less...
NJ Transit cuts back on budget borrowing
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on July 16.) NEWARK, N.J. -- For a while, only budget geeks and government watchdogs noticed. Year after year, NJ Transit was increasing the amount of borrowed money it was using to...
Canadian Pacific Railway behind in grain shipments
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 15.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Canadian Pacific Railway is months behind in delivering grain cars from last year's harvest. Tony Clark, president the state Public Service Commission, told the Legislature's Interim...
