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Retiree carves niche for himself
(The Herald-Press published the following story by Mary Rainwater on its website on July 28. C.H. Young is a member of BLE Division 194 in Palestine, Texas.) PALESTINE, Texas -- Don't lend Palestine's C.H. Young an ear, or you may never get it back. The Jacksonville...
Rep. seeks Calif.-Vegas maglev route
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 29.) DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- U.S. Rep.Gary Miller is pushing for an Anaheim-to-Ontario airport link as part of the possible 269-mile California to Las Vegas high speed rail route. The Anaheim stop would be...
N.J. train robbery suspect surrenders
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on July 29.) ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The accused ringleader of what railroad officials believe was the most prolific train robbery gang in U.S. history surrendered Tuesday before a state judge. Edward Mongon, 28, was...
KCS swings to loss
(Reuters distributed the following story on July 30.) MIAMI -- Kansas City Southern, the U.S. rail group planning to change its name to Nafta Rail, on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss amid sluggish cargo volumes and disappointing results from a Mexican railway. The...
KCS reports second-quarter earnings
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on July 30.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern reported a net loss of $0.5 million for the second quarter of 2003 compared to net income of $14.5 million ($0.23 per diluted share) for the second quarter of...
Via riders must go farther for rewards
The Montreal Gazette published the following story by Nicolas Van Praet on its website on July 30.) MONTREAL -- Via Rail Canada is overhauling its loyalty program so travelers have to pony up more points in some cases to get Via goodies. In a letter sent to its Via...
Opinion: Amtrak’s assets
(The Boston Globe published the following editorial on its website on July 30.) BOSTON -- The only positive thing to be said about the Bush administration's latest attempt to have Congress dismantle Amtrak is that it just might get legislators to talk seriously about...
Delaware congressmen decry Amtrak plan
(The News Journal published the following story by Murali Balaji on its website on July 30.) WILMINGTON, Del. -- The government corporation would retain the Amtrak name, while the other two companies would not. President Bush's plan to divide Amtrak into three...
Vermont Senators to fight onus of train tab
(The Brattleboro Reformer posted the following story by Howard Weiss-Tisman on its website on July 30.) BRATTLEBORO -- With the ink still wet on a Bush administration proposal to decrease federal funding of Amtrak and force state governments to manage the nation's...
Critics say Bush’s Amtrak plan will cost Ill. 2,000 jobs
(The Chicago Sun-Times posted the following story by Robert C. Herguth and Lynn Sweet on its website on July 30.) CHICAGO -- The future of Amtrak's Chicago service, high-speed rail in Illinois and more than 2,000 local jobs is tenuous, according to critics of the Bush...
