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Amtrak up, running again after Glacier avalanches
(The following article by Michael Jamison was posted on the Missoulian website on February 4.) WEST GLACIER, Mont. -- Interstate commerce is back on track in northwest Montana, after being derailed last week by Mother Nature. "We resumed service late Sunday," said...
Appeals Court’s approval of DM&E project stands
(The following story by Jeffrey Pieters appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on January 31.) ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Additional legal challenges to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad expansion project will go unheeded. In an order issued Friday, the Eighth Circuit...
Derailment caused no delays on LIRR
(Newsday.com posted the following article by Deborah S. Morris on February 4.) NEW YORK -- A Long Island Rail Road train that derailed Monday at the Jamaica station did not cause any delays during Tuesday's morning rush despite a warning from the Metropolitan...
Rail notification procedure reworked after Jan. 23 incident
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 4.) CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Less than a month after a train derailment left military bombs scattered along the tracks, state homeland security officials say they have improved notification about rail...
2 trains collide in Chicago, 45 injured
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 3.) CHICAGO -- Two commuter trains collided on elevated tracks during the evening rush hour Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 45 people. Many of the injured complained of neck and back pain, and they...
Shots fired at a freight train in Bucks County
(The Philadelphia Inquirer posted the following story on its website on February 4.) PHILADELPHIA -- Shots were fired yesterday afternoon at a CSX freight train as it made its way along a wooded area of track in Middletown Township, Bucks County, according to police...
RailAmerica completes $18.1 million sale of Chilean Railroad Interest
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on February 2.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica today announced that it has completed the sale of its 55% Chilean Railroad interest to Andres Pirazzoli y Cia., Ltda. In addition to the $10.75 million cash payment that was...
Short-line rail
(The following column by Rick Bella appeared on the Portland Oregonian website on February 2.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- The two-way radio near Trainmaster Brian Enfield's desk crackled to life, breaking the morning calm in the cozy St. Mary's Depot. "We're about ready to...
Keeping things on track
(The following story by Chip Jones appeared on the Times-Dispatch website on February 2.) DILLWYN, Va. -- Annie Bryant knew something was up when her husband said he wanted to join her on an afternoon walk. It was 1987 and Bob Bryant, then a 52-year-old marketing...
Launch of light rail delayed until March 14
(The following story by Jennifer Moroz appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 3.) PHILADELPHIA -- Saying contractors need more time to work out bugs, NJ Transit announced yesterday that the opening of the Camden-to-Trenton light-rail line, already a...
