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New Amtrak depot back on track
(The following article by Heather Asiyanbi was posted on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website on May 10.) STURTEVANT, Wisc. -- After numerous delays, a significant design change and a tug-of-war with Canadian Pacific Rail over contract liability language, village...
CN completes Great Lakes Transportation purchase
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on May 11.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway said today it has completed the acquisition of Great Lakes Transportation and can proceed to integrate its two railways and marine operations. The railroads are the...
BLET offers safe travel tips for Pa.’s summer train riders
(The BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following news release on May 10.) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- As summer approaches, sure to bring record tourism and millions of additional travelers throughout every region in Pennsylvania, Ken Kertesz,...
Runaway rail cars put safety on spot
(The following article by Brent Hunsberger was posted on the Oregonian website on May 11.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Shortly after sundown on Jan. 23, as rush hour drew to a close, almost 1,900 tons of lumber-laden freight cars rolled out of Union Pacific's Southeast Portland...
Glitches keep passengers off monorail route in Las Vegas
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Ken Ritter on May 9.) LAS VEGAS -- Patricia Williams looked up at the empty monorail track in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center and contemplated what should have been a quick, inexpensive and scenic...
MARC service canceled after storms
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 10.) WASHINGTON -- MARC riders who usually board Brunswick line trains will have to find another way to work this morning. Severe thunderstorms last night knocked down trees on the tracks and MARC...
High-speed rail advocates say delays will add to cost
(The following article by Jennifer M. Fitzenberger was posted on the Modesto Bee website on May 10.) SACRAMENTO -- The price of California's proposed high-speed rail system could skyrocket if a $9.95 billion bond measure on the November ballot is pushed to 2008....
Traffic jams continue to fuel discontent between residents, Union Pacific
(The following article by Aaron Claverie was posted on the Imperial Valley Press website on May 9.) CALEXICO — It's not just Calexico. All along the U.S.-Mexico border, wherever Union Pacific trains enter Mexico, there are traffic problems. In the past few months,...
U.P. wants thorough cleanup of lead
(The following article by Nancy Gaarder was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on May 10.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Union Pacific-funded community group that is monitoring cleanup plans for Omaha's lead-contaminated yards wants the federal government to shift gears...
California-Oregon railroad tunnel to reopen in June
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 10.) ASHLAND, Ore. -- There's a light at the end of the historic tunnel that serves as a rail line between Southern Oregon and Northern California. After battling a tunnel fire that began Nov. 17, then...
