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Pataki announces tunnel plan
(The following story by Errol A. Cockfield Jr. appeared on the Newsday website on May 6.) NEW YORK -- Gov. George Pataki announced yesterday that he and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg favor a plan to build a new rail tunnel under the East River to provide...
VRE fare increases win final OK
(The following story by Edie Gross appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on May 7.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Commuters who ride Virginia Railway Express trains will pay more for their tickets, two separate boards decided last night. The Potomac and Rappahannock...
Intermodal facilities part of the future
(The following story by Pam Eggemeier appeared on The Journal-Standard website on May 7.) FREEPORT, Ill. -- Intermodal transportation seems to be on the right track in northwest Illinois and Springfield has jumped on board. Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office announced...
US February transport index second highest on record
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 6.) WASHINGTON -- Output of U.S. transportation services rose in February to its second highest level on record, the Department of Transportation said on Thursday. The Transportation Services Index, or TSI, rose 1.4...
Carload freight at highest level in five years
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Carload freight carried by U.S. railroads was at its highest level in more than five years during the week ended May 1, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
Projects under way to upgrade rail crossings
(The following story by Michael Hotchkiss appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on May 7.) JACKSON, Miss. -- As Jerry Brown leaves for work from his Bon Air Street home, he listens for a train horn that lets him know how his day will begin. Silence means he can head...
Deal to end port protest comes apart
(The following story by Paul T. Rosynsky appeared on the Alameda Times-Star website on May 6.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- A fragile agreement brokered by top Port of Oakland officials to get independent truckers back to work shattered Wednesday as about 150 drivers refused to...
Railroad may increase shipping rates
(The following article by Dustin Bleizeffer was posted on the Casper Star-Tribune website on May 7.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Wyoming's minerals industries may face higher railroad shipping rates as Union Pacific adjusts its prices in order to balance growing demand for...
BNSF says improved elevator service is planned
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 7.) FARGO, N.D. -- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway executives are promising better service to North Dakota grain elevators. A bumper grain harvest exacerbated shipping delays during last year's...
State business groups lobby for Amtrak
(The following article by Kevin J. Shay was posted on the Maryland Business Gazette website on May 7.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Maryland business leaders have joined a multistate coalition lobbying for increased federal funding to improve Amtrak's infrastructure. The Amtrak...
