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Amtrak, Lionel partner on essay contest for young riders
(The following article was posted on the Daily Ardmorite website on May 26.) ARDMORE, Okla. -- Amtrak and Lionel are partnering this summer on an essay contest for Amtrak's younger passengers who like to ride the train and Oklahoma's Heartland Flyer is participating....
MotivePower, Inc. awarded $12 million contract to build new switcher locomotives for Amtrak
(Wabtec issued the following news release on May 26.) WILMERDING, Pa. -- MotivePower, Inc., a subsidiary of Wabtec Corporation, announced a $12 million order from Amtrak for 10 MP15B switcher locomotives that will be delivered this year. The new state-of-the-art,...
Timber likely caused wall crash on CP train
(The following report by Eliza Barlow appeared on the Brandon Sun website on May 26.) BRANDON, Manitoba -- City of Brandon officials say a piece of timber protruding from the wall of a filled-in basement likely caused the wall to collapse on a passing CP Rail train...
Pa. city signs lease for abandoned NS rail line
(The following story by Gregg W. Bortz appeared on The Express-Times website on May 27.) BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Three years in the planning, a mile-long park in the middle of South Side Bethlehem is one step closer to becoming reality. But it's also at least $1 million...
City, NS negotiations continue
(The following story by Michael Davis appeared on the News-Daily website on May 27.) JONESBORO, Ga. -- While talks between the Georgia Department of transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railroad for use of its railroad tracks as a passenger system continue, rail...
Pa. to get $110 million for security
(The following story by John Sullivan and Jennifer Lin appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 27.) HARRISBURG -- As Americans steel themselves for a new round of terrorism threats, Gov. Rendell is to announce today that the state will get $110 million in...
900 South rail feud is thrown a curve — lots of them
(The following story by Heather May appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on May 27.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The only hope of removing Union Pacific freight trains from the 900 South rail line -- and the surrounding neighborhood -- is to straighten the railroad...
Rail car arm rests a rip-off?
(The following article by Joie Tyrrell was posted on Newsday.com on May 27.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road is considering shortening the arm rests on its new fleet of M-7 trains after commuters complained they caught and tore their pockets on the arm rests....
Short trains just part of T shortcomings
(The following column by L. Kim Tan appeared on the Boston Globe website on May 27.) BOSTON -- After our last column, in which we reported that the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Co. was still running a peak-hour train out of Mansfield short of cars despite having...
Group calls for third track
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on May 26.) NEW YORK -- A third track on the Long Island Rail Road's main line would boost service and provide greater reverse-commuting options, a new coalition of business, environmental and...
