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FBI called in to investigate railroad trestle fire
(The Northwest Indiana Times posted the following Associated Press article on its website on June 23.) RIVERDALE, Ill. -- FBI agents were called in early Monday to assist local authorities in investigating a blaze that destroyed a commuter railroad trestle, according...
Gov. Bush OKs budget, vetoes fast-train funds
(The following article by Paige St. John appeared in Florida Today on June 24.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Vowing again to find a way to kill Florida's high-speed rail system, Gov. Jeb Bush struck funding for the voter-mandated project from the state budget he signed...
Rail bridge fire foils south suburban riders
(The following article by Rudolph Bush and James Janega was published by the Chicago Tribune on June 24.) CHICAGO -- Thousands of Metra Electric commuters from the south suburbs must ride the Rock Island District line or find alternate transportation for at least a...
Workers clean up after derailment
(The following article by Kay Luna was posted on the Quad Cities Times website on June 23.) CLINTON, Iowa -- Several railroad workers toiled in the sun, pounding sections of track into place, while others used heavy equipment to move supplies behind a boundary of...
Train derails in western India, 23 dead
(The New York Times posted the following Associated Press article to its website on June 23.) BOMBAY, India -- A passenger train hit boulders spilled on the track by a landslide in western India, causing four cars to derail and killing at least 23 people, officials...
Gov. Bush won’t bend on train funding
(The following article was posted on the Lakeland Ledger’s website on June 23.) LAKELAND, Fla. -- Sometime today, Gov. Jeb Bush is expected to veto the $12 million that the Legislature appropriated for the operation of the High Speed Rail Authority in the new fiscal...
MTA reform battle
(The following article by Caren Halbfinger was published by the White Plains Journal News on June 23.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- While the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lobbies quietly for its own restructuring legislation, advocates for reforming the agency have...
States shaping speedier rail route
(The following article by Vicki Hyman was posted on the Raleigh News & Observer’s website on June 23.) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Twenty years ago, the trains stopped running between Norlina, north of Henderson, and Petersburg, Va. The owner of freight rail line, CSX,...
Railroads to improve crossing safety
(The following article by Paul Chronis was posted on the Wausau Daily Herald’s website on June 22.) WAUSAU, Wisc. -- The state and the railroads that run through it will improve safety measures at 149 crossings, including 20 in central Wisconsin, as the state sees an...
Amtrak evaluated
(The following article by Jennifer Perez was posted on the Great Falls Tribune’s website on June 23.) HAVRE, Mont. -- Until Friday, consultants will be accepting comments on how Amtrak's Empire Builder affects the pocketbooks of Montanans and state government. Three...
