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Opinion: It was the best of trains, it was the worst of trains
(The following column by Joe Brancatelli appeared on the USA Today website on April 4.) NEW YORK -- I spent 23 hours on Amtrak last weekend and came to several inescapable conclusions. In its best moments, a ride on Amtrak is better than any flight. In its worst...
Rally targets changes to Amtrak line
(The following story by Angela Mullins appeared on the Times Herald website on April 5.) PORT HURON, Mich. -- Amtrak riders, upset about plans to cut the rail company's International line and offer only an early-morning option for Chicago-bound passengers, rallied...
BNSF raises freight rates for wheat
(Reuters circulated the following story by Julie Ingwersen on April 2.) CHICAGO -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. will raise its rates to ship wheat from the northern U.S. Plains by $100 per car starting June 1, the carrier said in a statement on Friday....
U.P. train derailment backs up cars in Hastings
(The following story by Chuck Lentz appeared on the Grand Isle Independent website on April 3.) HASTINGS, Kan. -- A derailment of 40 loaded coal cars in northern Kansas last Sunday caused problems last week as far up the line as Hastings, where trains were backed up...
Union Pacific limits rail customers
(Reuters circulated the following story on April 5.) NEW YORK -- Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. rail freight operator, has asked customers to reduce their use of the railroad as it works out problems with traffic congestion and crew shortages, the Wall Street...
Union Pacific declining some business
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Joe Ruff on April 2.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corp., the nation's largest railroad, is declining some business as it struggles with a train crew shortage that has its system near capacity. For one month...
Police put focus on Rensselaer train station
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on April 3.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Except for a lone Amtrak detective and periodic patrols from the local police department, there was little law enforcement at the spacious $53.1 million...
Partly made bomb found under a rail line in Spain
(The following article by Dale Fuchs was posted on the New York Times website on April 2.) MADRID -- A partly assembled bomb containing 26 pounds of explosives was discovered Friday during a routine track check on a high-speed rail line linking the Spanish capital to...
Officials straining to secure rail lines
(The following story by Jennifer Lin appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 4.) PHILADELPHIA -- In a tunnel below City Hall, SEPTA inspectors with flashlights scan the dark recesses of the "red zone," a sensitive, underground nexus of three rail and...
Hillary: Increase security on rails
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 3.) NEW YORK -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that the current wave of terrorism concerns surrounding the nation's railways make it imperative for officials to increase security around New York...
