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Retrofit set to reduce BNSF noise, emissions
(The following story by Erik Robinson appeared on The Columbian website on March 18.) VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Locomotives operating day and night in the Vancouver switching yard will soon become quieter and the air cleaner. With $85,000 from the Environmental Protection...
Amtrak reaches accord on Acela
(The Washington Times posted the following article by Tom Ramstack on its website on March 19.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak and the manufacturers of its high-speed Acela Express trains have resolved their legal dispute in an out-of-court settlement. The consortium that made...
CAW ratifies CN deal
(The following repot by Roma Luciw appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 18.) TORONTO -- About 5,000 striking Canadian National Railway Co. workers, about a third of its Canadian work force, have voted to ratify a new three-year deal and will be back on the...
CN Rail workers vote to accept contract, ending four-week strike
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on March 19.) MONTREAL -- Striking CN Rail workers have approved a new contract that will see them back at work starting Saturday, the Canadian Auto Workers (news - web sites) Union announced early Friday. The vote...
Bill increases penalty for attacks on mass transit
(The following article by Joseph Straw was posted on the New Haven Register website on March 19.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would increase penalties for terrorist attacks on the country’s mass...
Remote-control trains’ safety is questioned
(The following article by Mark Agee was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 19.) ARLINGTON, Texas -- John Hart watched in bewilderment as a Union Pacific locomotive repeatedly rammed railcars until they toppled over in front of an oncoming freight...
Opinion: Is Tellier riding on a runaway train?
(The following column by Eric Reguly appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 18.) TORONTO -- Paul Tellier is undoubtedly one of the most astute and aggressive corporate bosses in the land. He seems to be doing all the right things at Bombardier, where he has...
CSX spares old oak tree
(The following story by Kent Compton appeared at ClarendonToday.com on March 18.) MANNING, S.C. -- It was nothing short of shock when Susan Stroman got the call. It was the CSX Railroad and they were coming to cut down the beautiful oak tree that has graced the...
LA approves $500,000 maglev study
(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News circulated the following story by Lisa Mascaro on March 17.) LOS ANGELES -- Despite skepticism over bringing a maglev train to Los Angeles, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending more than $500,000 to join a...
Alberta studying partnership to build northern heavy railroad
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Darcy Henton on March 18.) EDMONTON -- Alberta is studying a proposal to build a multibillion-dollar heavy rail line linking Edmonton to Alberta's northern oilsands. Premier Ralph Klein said Wednesday the province...
