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SEPTA gets support at budget hearing
(The following article by Jere Downs was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 21.) PHILADELPHIA -- Without the immediate threat of fare hikes and service cuts, SEPTA's budget hearings drew positive, if sparse, feedback yesterday in Philadelphia. Facing a...
U.S. sets new standards to boost rail security
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 21.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government on Thursday set minimum security standards for the nation's rail systems, including the use of bomb-sniffing dogs to screen luggage and trains. ``Our objective is to keep the...
U.S. orders Amtrak, all commuter rails to increase security
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story on May 20.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered Amtrak, the nationwide passenger service, and operators of commuter trains to boost security against terrorism by increasing inspections and...
Security directive issued for mass transit
(The following report by Peter Whoriskey appeared on the Washington Post website on May 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security issued its first anti-terror directive for the nation's commuter rail and subway systems Thursday, calling for...
Department of Homeland Security announces new measures to expand security for rail passengers
(The Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release on May 20.) WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today issued Security Directives (SD) requiring protective measures to be implemented by passenger rail operators. The measures...
U.S. probes suspicious activity on eastern rail link
(Bloomberg News distributed the following article on May 20.) PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. is investigating suspicious activity along the New York-Philadelphia-Washington rail link after people were seen carrying out suspected surveillance of commuter lines, ABCNEWS...
Suspicious activity along tracks in Philadelphia
(The following report by Dann Cuellar appeared on Philadelphia’s Channel 6 Action News website on May 20.) PHILADELPHIA --The Big Story on Action News is word of suspicious activity along train tracks in our area, and the discovery of a wireless transmitter that...
Two trains en route to Washington searched by Amtrak police
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 21.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is mum on why a pair of its signature Acela Express high speed trains were stopped and searched last night. Both trains were bound to Washington from New York. One was north of...
Investigation focusing on communications
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 21.) GUNTER, Texas -- The investigation of the cause of a deadly head-on collision of two trains in Grayson County will concentrate on communication between the dispatchers and the trains minutes before...
Big vision for a little train faces difficult obstacles in Portland
(The following story by Tux Turkel appeared on the Portland Press Herald website on May 20.) PORTLAND, Maine -- A founder of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is trying to turn the tourist attraction into a 3.3 mile transportation link that would skirt Portland's...
