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Riders await opening of Secaucus rail hub
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Star-Ledger website on November 13.) NEWARK, N.J. -- The countdown to the weekday opening of New Jersey's largest train station has begun. NJ Transit officials said yesterday that Secaucus Junction, the $609...
Passenger rail service proposed to Whistler
(The following story by Bruce Constantineau appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on November 11.) VANCOUVER -- The owners of the popular Rocky Mountaineer rail service have announced a proposal to operate two new tourism rail services along the BC Rail route -- from...
Neighbors sue railroad over racket
(The following article by Fred Leeson was posted on the Oregonian website on November 13.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Irritated by noisy late-night railroad operations, residents of two Southeast Portland neighborhoods want to revive a 47-year-old court case to seek damages...
Job-cutting CSX Corp. to buy $1 million in Super Bowl tickets
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on November 13.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Railroad company CSX Corp., which earlier this week announced it will cut up to 1,000 nonunion employees, recently agreed to buy $1 million worth of 2005 Super Bowl tickets....
KCS deal derailed?
(The following story by Randolph Heaster appeared on the Kansas City Star website on November 13.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The deal to create Nafta Rail, a 7,000-mile railroad that would stretch from Illinois to Mexico City, was conceived nearly two years ago at a meeting...
Hotel will cater to rail workers
(The following story by Kevin Purdy appeared on the Buffalo News website on November 13.) BUFFALO -- When you shut the blinds in one of the Oak Tree Inn's rooms, it becomes almost pitch black inside -- even at high noon. Most hotels don't push this kind of feature,...
Federal turf fights and deals mark the legacy of a union bribery case
(The following story by George Flynn appeared on the Houston Press website on November 6.) HOUSTON -- A case that involved millions of dollars in fraud, undercover operatives and culprits-turned-snitches could expect testimony tinged with sometimes bitter...
1 killed, 1 injured in train collision
(The following article by Stan Maddux and Jim Meenan was posted on the South Bend Tribune website on November 13.) WANATAH, Ind. -- A Three Oaks man was killed and a New Carlisle man was injured Wednesday morning when two dump trucks drove into a moving freight train...
Lawmakers agree on funding for Texas Eagle
(The following article appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on November 13.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Amtrak's Texas Eagle and other financially strapped trains have been spared for another year after congressional leaders agreed Wednesday to give the nation's...
House-Senate bargainers agree to $1.2 billion for Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Alan Fram on November 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House-Senate bargainers have agreed to give Amtrak $1.22 billion for the new year, close to what railroad officials say they need to keep trains running and...
