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NTSB sends team to investigate Amtrak derailment in Mississippi
(The NTSB issued the following news release on April 7.) WASHINGTON, DC -- National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman-Conners has announced that the NTSB is launching a team to investigate yesterday's Amtrak derailment near Yazoo, Mississippi. The...
Ex-Via Rail president sues feds for $2.7 million over dismissal
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 7.) MONTREAL -- Former Via Rail president Marc LeFrançois, fired last month amid the federal sponsorship scandal, filed a $2.7-million wrongful-dismissal suit against the government yesterday. The suit, filed...
Metra-Pace merger idea makes waves
(The following article by Shamus Toomey was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on April 7.) CHICAGO -- The rail and bus agencies that serve Chicago's suburbs could be merged under a massive shakeup that's raising fears that some commuter services could be...
U.S. transport services index rises in January
(Reuters circulated the following article on April 6.) WASHINGTON -- Output of U.S. transportation services rose for the fifth straight month in January to a fresh record high, the Department of Transportation said on Tuesday. The Transportation Services Index, or...
Opinion: High-speed rail would suit Midwest
(The following article by Howard A. Learner was posted on the Capital Times website on April 7.) MADISON, Wisc. -- Madison's economic development efforts require more and better intercity transportation connections. While the airline industry is restructuring, let's...
Opinion: Train tunnel expansion is mired in Detroit, Windsor politics
(The following editorial by Pete Waldmeir was posted on the Detroit News website on April 7.) DETROIT-- The proposed $450 million deal to enlarge the century-old twin railroad tunnels under the river connecting Detroit and Windsor, and the planned construction of a...
TMM, KCS rail agree to shelve TFM deal
(Reuters distributed the following article on April 6.) MEXICO CITY -- Mexican transport firm TMM and U.S. rail firm Kansas City Southern have agreed to shelve a plan for TMM to sell to Kansas City Southern its stake in Mexico's top freight railroad, TFM, TMM said on...
BNSF to report first-quarter earnings April 27
(BNSF distributed the following news release on April 6.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will report its first-quarter 2004 earnings in a Webcast at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time April 27, 2004. BNSF plans to issue its earnings press release at...
Grain growers, BNSF gather to discuss future of rail service
(The following article by Jared Miller was posted on the Great Falls Tribune website on April 7.) BIG SANDY, Mont. -- Hill County grain growers turned out en masse Monday for a community forum on the future of rail service to Big Sandy's grain elevator. Sen. Jon...
UP’s woes take toll on Northwest businesses
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 6.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Union Pacific Corp.'s persistent rail capacity problems are taking a deep toll on businesses across the Northwest. The nation's biggest railroad has taken the unprecedented step of...
