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Amtrak’s long-distance Empire Builder marks 75th year
(The following story by Larry Sandler appeared on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website on June 10.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- For a while, it looked as though Amtrak's Empire Builder wouldn't make it to its 75th birthday. But Wisconsin's only long-distance train has kept...
South suburbs, Metra mull what new line would bring
(The following story by Stanley Ziemba appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 11.) CHICAGO -- South suburban residents, officials and transportation planners on Thursday began putting together specific plans for a Metra commuter rail line proposed for...
Neighbors complain of idled trains’ smell
(The following story by Steve Murphy appeared on the Toledo Blade website on June 11.) FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Judy Brown has lived next to the CSX railroad tracks on the southern edge of town for eight years, so she's used to trains going back and forth past her house. She...
CP charged with environmental violations
(Environment Canada issued the following news release on June 10.) PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Canadian Pacific Railways Ltd. appeared in BC Provincial Court today charged with two counts under subsection 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act for spilling glycol, a...
On many levels, a better train
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Star-Ledger website on June 11.) LA POCATIERE, Quebec -- From sizzling welding torches amid the smell of melting metal, NJ Transit's next generation of trains is taking shape in this remote Canadian village...
CSX train blocks traffic during Fla. rush hour
(The following story by Andrew Marra appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on June 11.) PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Morning commuters and Riviera Beach police were outraged Thursday morning when a train stopped inexplicably on the CSX Transportation tracks for more than 30...
Wide support for acquiring Seattle rail corridor
(The following article by Natalie Singer was posted on the Seattle Times website on June 11.) SEATTLE -- A regional planning committee recommended yesterday that $660,000 in federal funding be spent on exploring public acquisition of a 40-mile Eastside rail corridor....
Railroad crosstie fires said ‘normal’
(The following story by Jason Niblett appeared on the Picayune Item website on June 10.) CARRIERE, Miss. -- The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department and volunteer fire departments responded to numerous reports of railroad fires Thursday. "We sent deputies to the...
Rail traffic off during holiday week
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following story on its website on June 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off during the holiday week ended June 5, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Intermodal...
Report of smoking devices shuts down road, train tracks
(The following story by Virginia Bridges appeared on The Herald-Sun website on June 10.) DURHAM, N.C. -- Police shut down a section of Cornwallis Road between Miami Boulevard and Davis Drive to investigate a report Thursday morning of masked men throwing smoking...
