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NJ Transit gives train crews cell phones
(The Star-Ledger posted the following article by Joe Malinconico on its website on February 6.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Humbled by a communications breakdown during a derailment last July, NJ Transit went out and spent $1.7 million to get 1,000 cell phones for its train...
Amtrak considering adding trains
(The following story by Kurt Erickson appeared on the Bloomington Pantagraph website on February 6.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois transportation officials and Amtrak are considering plans to add more passenger trains to the Chicago-St. Louis corridor. Acting on a...
Amtrak puts internet access in stations
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 5.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will soon offer Internet access at some of its busiest stations, allowing passengers waiting for the train to check their e-mail or surf the Net. The railroad said Thursday...
U.S. rail carload and intermodal traffic up in January
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following story on its website on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Both carload and intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads showed gain in January 2004 compared with January 2003, the Association of American Railroads...
New UP president sees potential for growth
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on February 5.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Jim Young spoke Thursday morning at a New York investment conference, his first since being named president of Union Pacific Railroad last week. Young...
Suits pile up against BNSF over Havre land
(The following article by Karen Ogden was posted on the Great Fall Tribune website on February 6.) HAVRE, Mont. -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway faces a second wave of lawsuits from homeowners and businesses who say diesel fuel and other contaminants from...
CSX cuts workforce by 120 jobs
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Times-Union website on February 6.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corp. reduced its workforce by about 120 jobs Thursday -- roughly 100 from its Jacksonville headquarters -- as the railroad continued with a...
Opinion: Congress needs to get aboard Amtrak
(The Great Falls Tribune posted the following editorial on its website on February 6.) More and more people climb aboard a train in this country to get from Point A to Point B. Some are frustrated with the hassles of air travel; some want to avoid busy highways;...
Towns, U.S. to meet on whistles
(The following article by Kristina Herrndobler and Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Traibute website on February 6.) CHICAGO -- The head of the Federal Railroad Administration will come to the Chicago area this month to discuss a controversial new proposal...
Chicago aldermen wrangle with FRA
(The following article by Gary Washburn was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on February 6.) WASHINGTON -- Officials of the Federal Railroad Administration came to City Hall on Thursday to discuss a new train whistle requirement at Chicago grade crossings, but...
