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Part I: Railroad trip steams for New York City
(The following story by Daniel G. Kelsey appeared on the Allegan County News website on October 29. The following is a three-part journal of a railroad adventure on the Adirondack line begins in Part One with travel to New York City. Parts two and three will feature...
Metra not on track with south suburban needs, residents tell officials at hearing
(The following article by Patrick Ferrell was posted on the South Suburban Star website on October 30.) CHICAGO -- There's a running joke about Metra in Sandy Peters' downtown Chicago office. The joke began this summer after a bridge fire shut down the southern...
Clean Sweep: Special train car keeps railroad tracks free of debris
(The following article by Katherine Didriksen was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on October 30.) NORTH WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- They would prefer it not be called "Waterworld." Yet, the builders and operators of the machine that cleans grimy residue off...
Anti-rail group sued for refusing to name contributors
(The following article by Alan Bernstein was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on October 29.) HOUSTON -- Joined by former Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz, a group of political activists who favor Metro's light rail expansion plan sued an anti-rail group Wednesday...
MTA predicts $2 fare to stay through 2007
(The Flushing Times-Ledger posted the following article by Philip Newman on its website on October 30.) NEW YORK -- Transit officials say the $2 bus and subway fare is safe through 2007 but would not rule out the possibility of hiking the cost of weekly and monthly...
Rail route decision pleases local officials
(The following article by Sylvia L. Oliande was posted on the Osceola News-Gazette website on October 30.) OSCEOLA, Fla. -- Osceola County community leaders applauded a 7 to 1 decision this week by the state High Speed Rail Authority to choose the GreeneWay route as...
Automated train horns remain
(The following story by John Roszkowski appeared on the Mundelein Review website on October 30.) MUNDELEIN, Ill. -- Mundelein's automated train horn system will remain in place for at least another year, and trains will not blow their whistles through the community...
CSX bills Fla. city, county for maintaining rail crossings
(The following story by Mark J. Crawford appeared on the Bradford County Telegraph's website on October 30.) STARKE, Fla. -- The city of Starke was caught off guard this month by a bill from CSX in the amount of $43,000. Bradford County also received a bill, this one...
Severance program will cost Norfolk Southern $100 million
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 30.) NORFOLK Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. will take a roughly $100 million charge against its fourth-quarter earnings to pay for the voluntary severance program announced...
RailAmerica reports third quarter 2003 earnings of $0.22 per share
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on October 30.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc. today reported third quarter 2003 earnings of $7.1 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, from continuing operations, compared to $6.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted...
