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High-speed rail plan set for unveiling
(The following story by Errol A. Cockfield Jr. and Joshua Robin appeared on the New York Newsday website on February 3.) NEW YORK -- Officials Wednesday are expected to release a plan for linking lower Manhattan and Kennedy Airport via high-speed rail. Building on a...
Officials quick to find favor with rail plan
(The following story by Mark Grossi appeared on the Fresno Bee website on February 3.) FRESNO, Calif. -- A statewide high-speed rail system linking Southern California to the Bay Area might offer the San Joaquin Valley more than quick trips. How about some of 450,000...
Bullet train is California’s latest dream
(The following article by Daniel B. Wood was posted on the Christian Science Monitor website on February 3.) LOS ANGELES -- Someday a 700-mile bullet train may shoot north-south through California, and already the idea means that fresh debate is shooting through this...
State rail authority proposed
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Times-Dispatch website on February 4.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Citing a need "to bring rail back as a major component of transportation in Virginia," state Sen. John S. Edwards, D-Roanoke, yesterday called for the...
Canadian prime minister leaning toward northern railway study
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 4.) WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory -- The prime minister of the Yukon Territory is planning to give his approval to studying the possibility of a northern railway. Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie met...
CN on track for strong growth
(The following story by Curtis Rush appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 3.) TORONTO -- CN is back on track and at least one analyst likes the growth prospects at the railway company. Canadian National Railway Co. is a buy, according to a U.S. analyst....
Council tries to prevent grain drain
(The following story by Shelley Nelson appeared on the Duluth News Tribune website on February 4.) SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- One of the nation's oldest operating grain facilities could get help from a public-private partnership. Superior and Burlington Northern-Santa...
Future of BNSF rail spur discussed
(The following story by William L. Spence appeared on The Daily Inter Lake website on February 4.) KALISPELL, Mont. -- Kalispell officials hope to know by April 1 whether there's any chance of abandoning the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks through town....
AAR statement on security of hazmat shipments through D.C.
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following statement on its website on January 24.) Statement Of Nancy L. Wilson Senior Assistant Vice President, Safety And Security Association Of American Railroads Before The Committee On Public Works And The...
Steel worker dies in rail accident at Fla. company
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 3.) PLANT CITY, Fla. -- A steel worker died Tuesday after he was found under a railroad car with one of his arms severed, authorities said. A co-worker at Ameristeel found Brian C. Gilbert, 30, of Dade...
