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Train car cleanup begins
(The following article by Scott Jenkins was published by the Salisbury Post on June 19.) KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Pam Scaggs and her family have a couple of comfortable-looking wicker chairs and a wooden swing on their North Ridge Avenue front porch. But they have not...
Crossing fatalities down
(The following article by Shelly Whitehead was posted on the Kentucky Post’s website on June 19.) BOONE COUNTY, Ky. -- Though Northern Kentucky is experiencing one of its worst years for train crash fatalities -- five have died locally in less than two months --...
Al-Qaeda plotted US rail sabotage
(The following article by James Politi was posted on the Financial Times’ website on June 20.) WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaeda had plans to sabotage American railroad tracks and sever the suspension cables on a New York bridge, according to an Ohio truck driver who has...
Delaware & Hudson Railway to see restructuring
(The following article by Eric Durr was published by the Albany Business Review on June 19.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Delaware & Hudson Railway will be restructured by its parent corporation, Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR President and CEO Rob Ritchie announced June 18....
Rail strike looms this summer
(The Western Producer posted the following article by Adrian Ewins to its website on June 19.) SASKATOON, Sask. -- A possible strike of rail traffic controllers shouldn't affect shipments of grain or other farm commodities, says an official with Canadian Pacific...
CP Rail hopes rebound in second half will prevent further layoffs
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article by James Stevenson on June 20.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway is hoping an apparent end to Western Canada's drought, combined with stable demand for coal and automobiles, will prevent further layoffs at the...
3 hurt in freight train collision in W. Md.
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 19.) CUMBERLAND, Md. -- A head-on collision today between two CSX freight trains in a rail yard near Cumberland left three crew members with non- life-threatening injuries, the company said. Four cars and...
Gov. Bush hints at veto of rail cash
(The following article by Scott Powers was posted on the Orlando Sentinel’s website on June 19.) ORLANDO -- Gov. Jeb Bush may be about to derail a proposed high-speed train linking Orlando and Tampa that voters approved three years ago. The governor has never liked...
RTA approves Metra’s STAR plan
(The following article by Karen Shoffner was posted on the Pioneer Press’s website on June 19.) CHICAGO -- Metra's knack for getting federal dollars for transit projects will come in handy as it asks the federal government to smile on its STAR Line. On June 5, the...
New proposal on track for ONR
(The Northland Daily News posted the following article by Rick Owen on its website on June 19.) KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. -- The ON General Chairpersons' Association is confident the ISG plan for Ontario Northland will work without the need for an immediate capital...
