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Amtrak workers allowed one-day strike
(The following article by Don Phillips and Carol D. Leonnig was posted on the Washington Post website on December 12.) WASHINGTON -- Thousands of Amtrak employees are legally entitled to walk off the job for one day during the heavily traveled holiday season to...
Rail yard dog suddenly returns safe and sound
(The Jersey Journal posted the following article by Craig Garretson on its website on December 12.) KEARNY, N.J. -- Yardly, the rail-savvy mutt who abruptly disappeared last week after hanging around a railroad maintenance yard for years, turned up just as...
Intermodal sets annual record on U.S. railroads
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on December 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the eighth time in the past ten years intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads has set an annual record, the Association of American Railroads...
ODU’s maglev problems raising red flags
(The following article by Bill Burke and Debbie Messina was posted on the Virginian-Pilot website on December 12.) NORFOLK, Va. -- State, federal and university officials have become increasingly concerned about how Old Dominion's stalled maglev project was managed...
Kearny hearing on rail closure is postponed
(The following story by Nancy Benecki appeared on the Jersey Journal website on December 12.) KEARNY, N.J. -- A public hearing scheduled for later this month to discuss NJ Transit's discontinuation of its Boonton-to-Hoboken line has been postponed, officials said. The...
Pacific Harbor Line gets an ‘A’ for first delivery of school buses by rail
(The Pacific Harbor Line issued the following news release on December 10.) LOS ANGELES -- Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) announced today the successful completion of the first transcontinental movement of Thomas Built school buses in a new type of railcar known as a...
CSX targets railroad trespassers
(The following story by Anjanette Flowers appeared on television station News 14 Charlotte's website on December 11.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- CSX railroad officials say they are targeting pedestrians who walk along railroad tracks in Charlotte. The act is not only...
Hybrid engine debuts at MCLB Barstow
(The following story by Rob L. Jackson appeared on the United States Marine Corp website on December 11.) MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. -- Modern technology has produced an array of items during the last few years, such as the digital video player,...
Builder: Train will deliver a profit
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Mike Branom on December 12.) ORLANDO -- The contractor for a proposed bullet train system said Thursday that the state will turn a profit on high-speed rail, challenging Gov. Jeb Bush's concerns about the cost...
$106 million commuter rail request submitted to Georgia Gov.
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 11.) ATLANTA -- Work could begin immediately if Gov. Sonny Perdue approves a $106 million plan for a long-awaited rail line from Atlanta to Macon. State Transportation Department officials asked Perdue...
