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Bombings lead U.S. to raise security for trains
(The following article by Eric Lichtblau and Sarah Kershaw was posted on the New York Times website on March 13.) WASHINGTON -- Law enforcement and transit authorities said Friday that they were moving to bolster security on passenger rail lines around the country,...
U.S. railroads register solid freight traffic gains
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on March 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. railroads reported solid gains in traffic during the week ended March 5 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American...
B.C. Liberals say $1 billion rail deal clean
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Dirk Meissner on March 11.) VICTORIA -- The B.C. Liberal government refused Thursday to put the brakes on its $1-billion sale of Crown-owned B.C. Rail despite opposition taunts that Premier Gordon Campbell's...
Farmers reluctant to buy rail line
(The following story by Adrian Ewins appeared on the Western Producer website on March 11.) SASKATOON -- The company trying to sell a rail line in southern Saskatchewan can't understand why local farmers aren't more enthused about buying Great Western Railway. "If...
Tight railcar supply worries Canada’s grain agency
(Reuters circulated the following report on March 11.) OTTAWA -- The Canadian Wheat Board is concerned about tight supplies of railcars to ship its grain to export ports, its chief executive Adrian Measner said on Thursday. Canadian Pacific Railway has been slow in...
Museum to honor orphans
(The following story by Tim Unruh appeared on the Salina Journal website on March 12.) CONCORDIA, Kan. -- A dozen historically minded people are racing time to chronicle a chunk of U.S. history. If enough money can be raised, the National Orphan Train Complex will...
150th Anniversary of “Horseshoe Curve”
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on March 11.) ALTOONA, Pa. -- With the commemoration of Horseshoe Curve's 150th anniversary this year, the Railroaders Heritage Corporation today announced that it will "pull out all the stops" with a major evening...
Rail line on track for Sunday debut
(The following article by Jennifer Moroz was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 12.) CAMDEN, N.J. -- The gates at grade crossings are no longer swinging shut at random. And over the last two weeks, the trains have been running on schedule at least 95...
Bracing for SEPTA strike on Monday
(The following article by Vernon Clark was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 12.) PHILADELPHIA -- Anticipating a strike by SEPTA workers on Monday, institutions and businesses around the city are offering workers and students transportation...
Riders seek to derail new Amtrak schedule
(The following article by Joseph Deinlein was posted on the Port Huron Times Herald website on March 12.) PORT HURON, Mich. -- Cecile Shoulders remembers when Amtrak tried to get rid of the International line through Port Huron in 2002. The 53-year-old city resident...
