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NS trains to roll faster in Ga.
(The following story by Ed Brock appeared on the News-Daily website on March 24.) JONESBORO, Ga. -- The freight trains that pass through Clayton County on a regular basis will be picking up speed soon and railroad officials are warning drivers to be more careful....
Norfolk Southern upgraded to “outperform”
(The following report appeared at NewRatings.com on March 23.) NEW YORK -- Analyst Thomas R Wadewitz of Bear Stearns upgrades Norfolk Southern (NSC) from "peer perform" to "outperform," while raising his estimates for the company. Shares of Norfolk Southern, a leading...
Downeaster adjusts schedule for late train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by John Skoyles on March 23.) PORTLAND, Maine — Operators of Amtrak´s Downeaster are making changes so the last train from Boston to Portland leaves an hour earlier. The last train currently leaves Boston´s North...
Farmers trying to save CSX line
(The following story by Jim Stinson appeared on the Post-Tribune website on March 24.) GARY, Ind. -- With 1,000 carloads of grain at stake, farmers in LaPorte County are scrambling to save a rail line from Union Mills into Malden, and their plans include asking for...
Driver dies trying to beat train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 24.) MODESTO, Calif. -- A woman was killed early Tuesday trying to beat an Amtrak train through an intersection, the fire department said. The woman, who was alone in her vehicle, passed around crossing...
BNSF selects Memphis intermodal facility for expansion plan
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on March 23.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) announced a plan to expand its Tennessee Yard, an intermodal facility in Memphis, located at Shelby Drive and...
CSX is in midst of third wave of layoffs
(The following article by Gregory Richards was posted on the Florida Times-Union website on March 24.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corp.'s third wave of layoffs began Tuesday and continues today, part of a management restructuring plan announced in November to slash...
BART bomb scare snarls a.m. commute
(The following story by Sean Holstege appeared on the Oakland Tribune website on March 24.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- A BART groundskeeper's vigilance Tuesday served as textbook terrorism prevention in what's being called the "post-3-11 world," but his discovery of a case...
Amtrak’s tunnels could be targeted
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal government should move quickly to upgrade emergency systems in Amtrak tunnels under the U.S. Supreme Court and to New York's Penn Station to avoid a tragedy as...
Senators promise new U.S. rail security bill
(Reuters circulated the following story by John Cawley on March 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. senators pressed the Bush administration on Tuesday to sharply boost rail security investment, and promised legislation to safeguard trains and subways in the aftermath of...
