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Gov. Bush to push repeal of high speed rail
(The following article by Jerome R. Stockfish and Allison North Jones was posted on the Tampa Tribune website on March 4.) TALLAHASSEE -- The drive to repeal a voter-mandated high- speed rail system, something lawmakers are proving unwilling to tackle themselves, will...
Woman gets new scooter; rescuer gets award
(The following article by Brett McNeil was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on March 4.) CHICAGO -- A 65-year-old woman whose motorized scooter was crushed by an Amtrak train Tuesday only seconds after a stranger pulled her from the tracks has received a new set...
Ga. House wants Amtrak on board for rail line
(The following story by Andy Peters appeared on the Macon Telegraph website on March 4.) ATLANTA, Ga. -- House Speaker Terry Coleman wants to sign a contract with Amtrak to jump-start the state's slow-moving plans to launch a commuter rail line to Middle Georgia....
CN, CAW meet to discuss discipline issues
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on March 3.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway officials and members of the Canadian Auto Workers met with federal mediators Wednesday to discuss issues that could lead to an end of a two-week strike at the...
CAW strike update
(The Canadian Auto Workers posted the following story on its website, CNstrike.com, on March 4) MONTREAL -- CAW bargaining committee called back to Montreal... Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, an informal meeting took place between CN and the CAW at the request of the...
Five NS cars derail
(The following story by Kelli Esters appeared on the Ledger-Enquirer website on March 4.) COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Five railroad cars came off the tracks at Third Avenue and Railroad Street near the TSYS campus, snarling the morning commute into Columbus Wednesday. The 97-car...
Budget chairman to support Amtrak funding
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 3.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The House budget chairman says he will support additional state subsidies to continue twice-daily Amtrak passenger train service across Missouri. The Budget Committee approved a...
Terror group threatens French railways
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on March 3.) PARIS -- A previously unknown terror group is threatening to blow up French railway tracks unless it is paid millions of dollars, authorities said Wednesday. Information from the group led to the...
A one-track mind
(The following article by Amy Brecount White was posted on the Washington Post website on March 3.) WASHINGTON -- Roanoke is a lonesome train kind of town. Wander its renovated downtown streets and you're bound to hear a freight rumble through, bearing a load of...
Police raid linked to sale of BC Rail
(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on March 2.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Police raided British Columbia's legislature in a corruption probe involving the sale of BC Rail to Canadian National Railway Co., according to a court document...
