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Amtrak inaugurates new route to Chicago
(The following report appeared on the Kalamzoo Gazette on April 24.) KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- State and city officials will come together today at 1 p.m. at the Intermodal Transportation Center, 459 N. Burdick St., to celebrate the addition of a new Amtrak route called the...
Amtrak begins new line from East Lansing to Chicago
(The following story by David Jesse appeared on the Lansing State Journal website on April 25.) PORT HURON, Mich. -- About 200 people gathered at Port Huron's 16th Street Amtrak station Saturday morning for a ceremony honoring the new Blue Water Line. Gone is the...
LI lawmakers urge increased funding for rail safety
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Frank Eltman on April 23.) MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Citing the terrorist attacks on trains in Madrid and a minor crash in a tunnel leading to Penn Station, two members of the Long Island congressional delegation called...
Opinion: A false sense of security
(The following column by Ray Sanchez appeared on the Newsday website on April 26.) NEW YORK -- The conductor stuck her head out the subway car window at Columbus Circle early yesterday as a middle-aged couple drew closer. "Train to Grand Street?" asked a round man...
U.S. turns critical eye to railway security
(The following article by Tyler Pearson was circulated by CBS Market Watch on April 25.) WASHINGTON -- Thursday's railway explosion in North Korea and the terrorist attacks in Madrid last month have officials turning a critical eye to safety and security on the U.S....
Shots fired at UP locomotive
(The following story by Chris Post appeared on the Marshall Democrat-News website on April 23.) MARSHALL, Mo. -- Sheriff's deputies were called to Nelson Thursday evening after an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad reported his train had been shot at. Wally George,...
Records document the rise and fall of region’s short line railroad
(Penn State Live posted the following article on its website on April 22.) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Thirty years after its last train pulled away from here, the Bellefonte Central Railroad has made a return, of sorts, to the University Park campus. Instead of boxcars...
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to hold rallies in Toronto and Calgary
(TCRC issued the following news release on April 22.) OTTAWA -- On April 23, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) will hold two rallies to get the word out that that CP Rail is putting the lives of Canadians in danger. One of the rallies will be held in front...
E. Hunter Harrison renews employment contract as CN’s CEO
(CN issued the following news release on April 22.) MONTREAL -- David G. A. McLean, chairman of the board of directors of CN, announced that the company and E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer, have agreed on the extension of Harrison's...
CN payroll may be cut by 1,200 jobs
(The following story by Paul Vieira appeared on the National Post website on April 23.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co. told analysts yesterday it expects to reduce its payroll by up to 1,200 employees in the next 18 months, largely from productivity...
