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Downeaster ready to run faster
(The following article by Joshua L. Weinstein was posted on the Portland Press Herald website on June 2.) PORTLAND, Me. -- The Downeaster passenger train will get a little faster in August, Gov. John Baldacci will announce today. The Portland-to-Boston train will...
Fixing problems in tunnels, but keeping trains running
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on June 2.) NEW YORK -- The tunnels that feed into Pennsylvania Station have long troubled those who have seen them. A serious train accident under the East or Hudson Rivers could send...
BNSF needs week to fix derailments
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on June 2.) OMAHA, Neb. -- It will be at least another week before 42 railcars blown over May 22 by high winds can be lifted back onto railroad track that runs alongside Interstate 29...
Editorial: Endangered by Wal-Mart
(The following editorial appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on June 1.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- The headline in last Tuesday's newspaper said "Wal-Mart 'endangers' all of Vermont." The story was about the entire state of Vermont landing on the list of the 11 most...
Tellier faces shareholders after bad-news quarter
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Allan Swift on June 1.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. is holding its annual meeting today at an awkward moment for the giant transportation equipment manufacturer and its star chief executive, Paul Tellier. Although...
Railways and cities working together
(The Railway Association of Canada issued the following news release on May 31.) EDMONTON -- Canada's municipal governments and railways launched a joint website Monday afternoon that provides a storehouse of information on freight and passenger railways, the...
Special report: The maglev mess
(The following story by Bill Burke and Debbie Messina appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on June 1.) NORFOLK, Va. -- More than four years ago, Old Dominion University jumped on board a proposal to build the nation’s first magnetic levitation train on campus,...
‘Railfanners’ keep track of trains
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 30.) HAMMOND, La. -- An oak tree near the downtown Hammond train depot serves as shade for a group of Baton Rouge-area folks every Saturday. They set up lawn chairs under the tree about 60 feet from the...
The little firm that could
(The following story by Greg Gormick appeared on the Toronto Star website on May 31.) TORONTO -- When the terrorist attack on Manhattan's World Trade Center brought the twin towers down, the human and physical destruction was massive and well-reported. But largely...
Caltrain’s ‘Baby Bullet’ to premiere
(The following article by Michael Cabanatuan was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on June 1.) SAN FRANCISCO -- Caltrain's long-awaited "Baby Bullet" commuter rail service -- which promises a quick shot from San Jose to San Francisco -- is loaded and ready...
