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Protocol nil for transit during alert
(The Contra Costa Times posted the following story by Tom Lochner on its website on August 13.) CONTRA COSTA, Calif. -- Many transit agencies are not routinely notified of refinery emergencies, a fact highlighted when an Amtrak train unloaded passengers in Richmond on...
Crews clean up Susquehanna hazmat spill
(Lancaster, Pa. television station WGAL posted the following article on its website on August 12.) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Crews are cleaning up a hazardous material spill in the Susquehanna River. It is a combination of fuel oil and industrial waste from the Harrisburg...
Maglev has support, but faces uphill battle
(The following article by Michael Yeomans was posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on August 13.) PITTSBURGH -- The futuristic train that would whisk people from Pittsburgh International Airport, through Downtown and on to Greensburg would cross a new $40...
Commuter rail hub may help energize the economy
(The following article by John Holusha was posted on the New York Times website on August 13.) NEW YORK -- After the Secaucus transfer station of New Jersey Transit's commuter rail system goes into full operation by the end of the year, it could pump almost $1 billion...
BNSF looks at growth options in Memphis
(The Commercial Appeal posted the following story by Richard Thompson on its website on August 13.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway Co. officials said Tuesday that the company is studying ways to increase capacity at its Memphis terminal...
D&H workers question next stop
(The following article by Kenneth Aaron appeared in the Times-Union on August 12.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Many of the Delaware & Hudson Railway's 250 Capital Region workers are on tenterhooks as they await their parent company's decision to sell or lease the line by year's...
Trains ‘in my blood’
(The Newark Advocate published the following story by L.B. Whyde on its website on August 12.) VANATTA, Ohio -- Bill Lange prepares to go to work by putting on shorts and a CSX railroad T-shirt. He doesn't have to go far, just to the front of his property outside...
For flight attendants, stress comes with the job
(The following article by Francine Parnes was posted on the New York Times' website on August 12.) NEW YORK -- First the passenger cursed Mary Sutphen for refusing to serve him another whiskey on the flight from New York to Amsterdam. Then he kicked her in the knee....
Metra projects on track in House
(The following article by Steve Zalusky was posted on the Chicago Daily Herald website on August 12.) CHICAGO -- U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk said Metra is halfway home toward receiving $52 million for upgrades to its rail commuter service. The amount includes $20...
FMCSA issues rule to improve for-hire small bus and van safety
(The Department of Transportation issued the following news release on August 11.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced requirements that will improve the safe operation of commercial...
