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Experts predict more trade for ports
(The following story by Bill Stewart appeared on the Portland Oregonian website on May 20.) VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Washington's public ports can expect sustained growth -- pushed by more shipping containers in Puget Sound and export grains in the lower Columbia River --...
Calif. Senate OKs delaying high-speed rail vote
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 19.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Legislation that would delay a public vote on nearly $10 billion in high-speed rail bonds was approved by the state Senate on Wednesday. The bill by Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver...
Amtrak closes its ticket office at Santa Fe Depot
(The following article by K. Franke Santos was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on May 20.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Amtrak pulled its ticket office out of the Santa Fe Depot in San Bernardino and the company has not made a commitment to occupy space in the...
Specialists haze bears from corn
(The following report appeared on the Billings Gazette website on May 20.) KALISPELL, Mont. -- Bear specialists have recently hazed bears away from the site of a freight train derailment, after a snowstorm wetted the spilled corn, causing it to ferment. Roughly 2,800...
SEPTA to hold two budget hearings today
(The following report appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 20.) PHILADELPHIA -- As SEPTA projects a $70 million deficit, the region's transit agency looks to Philadelphia riders today for comments in two hearings on the proposed $920 million operating...
56-mile rail purchase proposed
(The following story by Stan Maddux appeared on the Post-Tribune website on May 20.) LaPORTE, Ind. -- With riverboat gambling funds in hand, LaPorte County is rallying around an effort by farmers to acquire a 56-mile stretch of rail used to transport crops. The line...
Downeaster forced to dip into expansion fund
(The following story by Joshua L. Weinstein appeared on the Portland Press Herald website on May 20.) PORTLAND, Maine -- Overly optimistic ridership estimates have left Amtrak's Downeaster passenger service needing $1.7 million more in federal subsidies. Rail...
Shutterbugs beware
(The following story by Tom Hester Jr. appeared on the Trenton Times website on May 20.) TRENTON, N.J. -- Impromptu photography is a lifeblood for railroad enthusiasts and for those who work in the transportation industry, but NJ Transit is trying to put a stop to it,...
Look, listen and live
(The following report by Marianne Martinez appeared on Tucson television station KOLD’s website on May 19. Brother G.W. Posey is a member of BLET Division 28 in Tucson.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- The bells sound. The lights flash. The barriers go down. You're stuck at the...
Opinion: Railroad engineers live with tragedy
(The following Letter to the Editor by Heather Tuton appeared on The Forum website on May 20. Her father, L.V. Tuton, is a member of BLET Division 202 in Dilworth, Minn.) FARGO, N.D. -- I am once again reading with interest all the reasoning behind adding more...
