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Judge rules rail crossing must reopen
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 11.) JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Export Railroad Co. says it will appeal a judge's ruling that it must reopen a crossing to the property of business owner Mac Rouse. George County Chancery Judge Jaye...
Executive bonuses face scrutiny at Union Pacific
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on February 11.) OMAHA -- A Union Pacific Corp. executive incentive plan criticized for including one-time gains from the sale of its trucking unit has paid $62.3 million to more than 400...
Commuters to pay more to ride the Downeaster
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 10.) PORTLAND, Maine -- Commuters will pay more but occasional users will not see an increase when new rates go into effect for Amtrak´s Downeaster next month. Commuter tickets will increase by 7...
Mo. House committee votes to end one of two Amtrak trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by David A. Lieb on February 10.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The House Budget Committee has narrowly rejected a funding request sought by Amtrak to continue its twice-daily, cross-state passenger service for the next...
Amtrak presses for full funding
(Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Ledyard King on February 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak said Tuesday an administration proposal to give the passenger rail company $900 million is half of what it needs and would lead to a midyear shutdown....
Amtrak president derides funding proposal
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- President Bush's proposal to give Amtrak just over half what it is seeking in federal subsidies would shut the railroad down just as more passengers are taking the train, Amtrak...
Amtrak seeks new subsidy, wants it all this time
(Reuters distributed the following article by John Crawley on February 10.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak on Tuesday requested $1.8 billion in subsidies for next year and warned the Bush administration and Congress the full amount was needed to keep its Northeast Corridor...
Worker killed by CPR train
(The following story by Chris Munkedal appeared on the Fort Saskatchewan Record website on February 11.) FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB -- The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a worker was killed by a train Friday. Canadian Pacific Railway Spokesperson Tyra...
Crews clean up after train derailment
(The following article by Kris Abbey was posted on the Amarillo Globe-News website on February 11.) GUYMON, Okla. -- Firefighters, law officers and railroad employees had a major mess on their hands after a train derailment early Tuesday. A Union Pacific train struck...
Dead in its tracks
(The following story by Aaron Porter appeared on The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website on February 11.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A train that derailed Monday on a bridge above the Gunnison River managed to stay upright, preventing its load of North Fork Valley...
