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UP elects Ike Evans, Jim Young to new positions
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 30.) Omaha, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation today announced that Ivor J. (Ike) Evans has been elected vice chairman of the corporation and that James R. Young has been elected president of Union Pacific...
Metro-North struggles to keep cars in service
(The following article by Katherine Didriksen was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on February 3.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad is bracing for another bout of wintry weather today while it struggles to fix widespread equipment problems caused by...
Union Pacific plans to move rail yards out of downtown Denver
(The following article by John Rebchook was posted on the Rocky Mountain News website on February 3.) DENVER -- Union Pacific is taking a first step to move the majority of coal trains that rumble through Denver each day to the Eastern Plains. The Omaha-based railroad...
Suburbs want time on train-horn issue
(The following article by Tona Kunz was posted on the Chicago Daily Herald website on February 3.) CHICAGO -- The federal government's proposed rules on blowing train horns have elicited loud complaints from suburban leaders. The rules will determine at what crossings...
Train-whistle bans may be in jeopardy
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by Virginia Groark on its website on February 3.) CHICAGO -- Quiet zones in 50 northern Illinois municipalties, including Chicago, do not appear to meet proposed standards to keep train-whistle bans in place, according...
Amtrak trains rolling again
(The Associated Press distributed the following article onFebuary 3.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Amtrak has resumed its ``Empire Builder'' passenger train service along northern Montana after snow had blocked tracks last week. The passenger railroad says westbound service...
CSX cleanup in new phase
(The following story by Corydon Ireland appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 3.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The second and final cleanup phase following a 2001 chemical spill in Charlotte could begin as early as March and end by May. Assuming they get...
Del. senators pitch plan for Amtrak
(The News Journal posted the following article by Sean O'Sullivan on its website on February 3.) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Senators Tom Carper and Joe Biden want Congress to support a $42 billion plan they said would end battles over Amtrak funding and improve federal...
Bush budget continues “starvation” of Amtrak
(The AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department issued the following release on February 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush?s Fiscal Year 2005 budged proposal released today squanders key opportunities to put Americans back to work and rebuild America?s...
Train ran off tracks then righted itself in Elburn
(The following article by Denise Perry Donavin was posted on the Chicago Daily Herald website on February 3.) CHICAGO -- No sooner does Elburn get on board with Operation Lifesaver - a railroad safety and education program funded by an $18,056 grant obtained by Police...
