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High Desert railroads run at full capacity
(The following story by Larry Rand appeared at DesertDispatch.com on December 14.) VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- The multimodal rail yard proposed for Southern California Logistics Airport won't make another main line through the Cajon Pass inevitable, according to a...
Big plans for West Oakland rail depot
(The following story by Cecily Burt appeared on the Alameda Times-Star website on December 15.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's hard to imagine the bleak landscape around the old Southern Pacific train station was once a bustling hub, teeming with travelers and commerce. Now,...
Roundhouse mechanics keep railroad running
(The following article by Steve McEnroe was posted on the Rapid City Journal website on December 13.) RAPID CITY, S.D. -- They simply refer to it as the "power." They are a group of highly trained mechanics. The power is the diesel-electric locomotives they work on...
Officials review whistle bans
(The following article by Kathleen Burge was posted on the Boston Globe website on December 14.) BOSTON -- In more than two dozen cities and towns hugging the railroad tracks that snake outward from Boston, the train whistle is a ghost of the past. No one can remember...
Railroad danger for motorists
(The following story by Jacob Fenton appeared on the Merced Sun-Star website on December 15.) MERCED, Calif. -- Traffic backed up for blocks Sunday night in Merced as at least four railroad crossing signs malfunctioned. The warning signals apparently stopped working...
Working on the railroad
(The following story by Tom Bell appeared on the Portland Press Herald website on December 15.) PORTLAND, Maine -- Stephen Jordan, who commutes to Boston every day from his home in Sidney, has perhaps the longest daily commute in all of New England - totaling 1,700...
Commuters fuel the Downeaster
(The following story by Jesse J. DeConto appeared at SeaCoastOnline.com on December 14.) EXETER, N.H. -- Despite sometimes slow speeds and inconvenient scheduling, Amtrak?s Downeaster is gaining steam thanks to Seacoast-area residents commuting to Boston for work....
Reliable Downeaster wins raves, seeks more riders
(The following article by Tom Bell was posted on the Portland Press Herald website on December 15.) PORTLAND, Me. -- In the dining car of Amtrak's Downeaster train, Ian Durham of Kennebunk looks at a picture on the laptop of fellow commuter Maurice Plourde. Durham...
Railroads scramble to fill job openings
(The following article by Adam Eventov was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on December 15.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- For more information about railroad jobs, visit the Union Pacific or Burlington Northern Santa Fe Web sites at www.UP.com or at www.BNSF.com Rail...
No injuries reported in Pocatello train derailment
(The following report appeared on the Idaho State Journal website on December 12.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- No one was injured in a train derailment Thursday morning at the Union Pacific switching station. Six cars and a locomotive derailed Thursday morning at about 7:30...
