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Amtrak use up in La Crosse, but air travel still in a slump
(The following story by Linda McAlpine appeared on the Lacrosse Tribune website on November 25.) LACROSSE, Wisc. -- Amtrak is on track for a good year locally after losing riders in 2002, but numbers for La Crosse Municipal Airport are still sluggish two years after...
Nation gears up for annual busy travel weekend
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on November 25.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- The busiest travel weekend of the year should be more than 2 percent busier than it was in 2002, with most of the increases reflected on the nation?s highways,...
Norfolk Southern announces redemption of preferred shares
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on November 24.) NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that Norfolk Southern Railway Company on December 29 will redeem all publicly held shares of its $2.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A...
CSXT announces retirement of senior operating officer
(CSX issued the following news release on November 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael J. Ward, CSX Corporation chairman, president and chief executive officer and CSX Transportation (CSXT) president announced today that Frank E. Pursley, CSXT's senior vice...
Runaway truck damages BNSF tracks in McCook
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 25.) McCOOK, Neb. -- A runaway semitrailer truck rolled down an embankment, crossed a road and damaged railroad tracks here early Monday. The accident occurred about 5 a.m. MST, Red Willow County Sheriff...
Rush hour returns in force at Trade Center rail station
(The following article by Christine Hauser was posted on the New York Times website on November 24.) NEW YORK -- Hundreds of commuters using the reopened PATH train station restored rush-hour chaos to the site of the former World Trade Center today for the first time...
1,200 jobs may be lost by sale of BC Rail to CN, report says
(The following article by Scott Simpson was posted on the Vancouver Sun website on November 25.) VANCOUVER -- At least 1,200 BC Rail employees could lose their jobs in the wake of Premier Gordon Campbell's announcement expected today that the government has reached a...
Privatizing B.C. Rail a disaster for northern economy: new NDP leader
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on November 24.) VICTORIA -- The economy of northern British Columbia will be dealt a disastrous blow if the Liberal government proceeds with its expected privatization of Crown-owned B.C. Rail, says B.C.'s newly...
Dunlap train derailment still under investigation
(The Peoria Journal Star posted the following article on its website on November 25.) DUNLAP, Ill. -- Railroad officials don't yet know what caused 30 train cars filled with coal to derail near Dunlap on Sunday. Union Pacific Railroad spokesperson John Bromley said on...
Aboard the CSX Santa Special
(The following story by David McGee appeared on the Bristol Herald Courier website on November 23.) ABOARD THE SANTA SPECIAL -- Santa Claus and an army of elves took to the rails Saturday to spread some early holiday joy through the coalfields of Appalachia. With...
