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Passengers are arriving, but trains are often late
(The following article by Niki Sullivan was posted on the Oregonian website on July 1.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Ridership is quickly increasing at Oregon City's new Amtrak station, although more than 70 percent of the trains are late. When the station opened in April,...
Amtrak seeks funds to improve service
(The Oakland Tribune posted the following article by Lawrence M. O'Rourke on its website on June 30.) WASHINGTON -- Railroad passengers could take millions of additional trips a year at higher speeds from Sacramento to Oakland, Bakersfield and San Jose as well as...
Calif. transit district changes train security
(The following article by Paul Sisson was posted on the North County Times website on July 1.) OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Starting today, area trains and rails will be patrolled by fewer deputy sheriffs and more private security guards. That's because the North County...
New Jersey’s top lawman wants anti-terror measures at rail stations
(The following article by Ken Serrano was posted on the Home News Tribune website on July 1.) MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J. -- The state's top lawman yesterday called for baggage screening at rail stations such as New Brunswick and Metropark to prevent a terrorist strike...
Closings expected to jam Penn Station exits
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on July 1.) NEW YORK -- A study conducted by railroad officials on the flow of people in and out of Pennsylvania Station shows that New York City's plans to close six of the terminal's...
Railroads regain steam as freight transporters
(The following article by John Eckberg was circulated by Gannett News Service on June 30.) DETROIT -- Reports of the demise of the railroad freight industry appear to be premature. In fact, U.S. railroads say they expect to hire 80,000 workers before the end of the...
U.S. wants railroads to upgrade data recorders
(Reuters circulated the following article by John Crawley on June 30.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government wants freight and passenger railroad companies to improve the quality of their data recorders to ensure they can survive serious crashes, fires and water damage,...
Cause of derailment still under investigation
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 30.) ARDMORE, Okla. -- Officials were investigating the cause of a train derailment in southern Oklahoma that sparked a small fire and forced residents from their homes early Wednesday. Joe Faust,...
Trains running again after derailment
(The following article by Tamara Miller was posted on the Vail Daily News website on June 30.) VAIL, Colo. -- The train tracks near State Bridge are open for business again, just one day after a damaged track caused a coal train to derail and spill coal and diesel...
Train derails near Ardmore
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 30.) ARDMORE, Okla. -- No injuries are reported after a train derailment in southern Carter County forced evacuations early Wednesday morning. Homes within a mile of the derailment along U.S. Highway 77...
