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Trains speed up in Refugio
(The following story by Bart Bedsole of television station KRIS appeared on the Corpus Christi Caller website on January 19.) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Beginning this week in Refugio, the trains are now moving a bit faster, and before long they'll be going twice the...
UP to broadcast fourth quarter earnings on Jan. 21
(Union Pacific Corp. issued the following news release on January 19.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP - News) Fourth Quarter 2003 earnings release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live...
UP train derails near Dix
(Scottsbluff, Neb., television station WDUH posted the following article on its website on January 19.) SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- A Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed today near the Western Nebraska community of Dix -- about ten miles east of Kimball. Union...
3 cars at CSX yard derail; no one injured
(The following story by Christian Bottorff appeared on the Nashville Tennessean website on January 20.) TENNESSEE -- Railroad crews spent several hours yesterday placing three train cars -- one of them carrying methanol, a highly flammable material -- back on tracks...
Maglev train still too expensive
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Kenji Hall on January 19.) TSURU, Japan -- With a slight jerk and a high-pitched whine, the world's fastest train accelerates from a standstill so quickly that the excited passengers are pushed deep into their...
AirTrain on track to reach rider goal
(The following article by Pete Donohue was posted on the Daily News website on January 18.) NEW YORK -- AirTrain is taking off. During the first month of the new rail link to Kennedy Airport, the Port Authority system averaged 15,000 to 20,000 daily riders, according...
Cuts in rail line may not save much
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 19.) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Cutting the size of the proposed Northstar commuter rail line in half may not save much money because little was done to reduce the rail and signal upgrades needed to handle...
RailAmerica to sell its Chilean interests for $18.1 million
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on January 16.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 55% Chilean Railroad interest for $18.1 million to an affiliate of its Chilean partner, Andres Pirazzoli y...
Hazardous materials on tracks?
(The following story by Andrea Kersten appeared on The Angleton Times website on January 14.) ANGLETON, Texas -- Half a dozen damaged rail cars with "Do Not Board Hazardous Materials Car" spray-painted along the side line a stretch of track on Texas Hwy 35. According...
BNSF delays abandonments
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 18.) HELENA, Mont. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is postponing planned abandonment of two branch lines in northeastern Montana, Department of Transportation Director Dave Galt announced Friday....
