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Trains in Minn. to speed up
(The following article by Ben Johnson was posted on the Austin Daily Herald website on June 23.) AUSTIN, Minn. -- Traffic levels have increased on area railways in the past few years, so the DM&E and the IC&E railroads decided it was a time to upgrade the tracks...
Congress won’t back down on highway, Amtrak spending
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 23.) WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers leading negotiations on long-term highway legislation on Wednesday insisted on sharply higher spending than that wanted by the Bush administration and refused to back down despite a new...
‘It’s much more than a PATH station,’ audience told of plans at WTC site
(The following article by Wendy Mbekelu was posted on the Jersey Journal website on June 24.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey presented plans to the public in Jersey City Tuesday night for the permanent World Trade Center PATH...
M.T.A. sharpens a get-suspicious campaign
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on June 24.) NEW YORK -- The posters have been around for a while now on subway cars, buses and trains, an accepted part of the décor of New York life in this age of orange alerts and...
SEPTA rider spots suspicious package
(Philadelphia television station WPVI posted the following article on its website on June 23.) PHILADELPHIA -- An explosive scare that turned out to be a false alarm disrupted travel for hundreds of SEPTA commuter rail riders Wednesday night. An R-5 Paoli-Downingtown...
FBI investigating train track vandalism
(The following article was posted on the OklahomaChannel.com on June 23.) NICOMA PARK, Okla. -- The FBI is investigating the vandalism of tracks on a railroad bridge in Nicoma Park. Authorities said someone targeted the structure just west of Hiawassee Road and...
CP Rail to set capacity limits on West Coast
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 23.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will limit capacity for container traffic on the West Coast to ease congestion that has intensified amid booming trade with China. Calgary-based CPR, the country's...
CPR introduces rail capacity allocation to manage growth in west coast import containers
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on June 22.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway announced today it has begun phasing in a rail capacity allocation system to better manage growth in the import container business on Canada's west coast....
VRE, Metro hike fees
(The Burke Times posted the following article by Jason Jacks on its website on June 22.) BURKE, Va. -- Commuters will have to dig a little deeper into their wallets and purses starting next week as Virginia Rail Express, Metro and Fairfax Connector officials are all...
BNSF wants bridge closed
(The Associated Press circulated the following stor on June 22.) FAIRFIELD, Neb. -- Railroad officials have asked that part of a county road that passes over railroad tracks be closed because people have been throwing junk off the bridge and onto the tracks. Vandals...
