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Bombardiers to keep control
(The Globe and Mail posted the following story by Bertrand Marotte on its website on June 11.) MONTREAL -- The Bombardier family is not about to loosen its grip on voting control of the troubled company, chairman Laurent Beaudoin made clear to shareholders yesterday....
Bombardier loses $3B deal; CEO under fire
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on June 11.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. has been beaten by Embraer of Brazil on a $3-billion-U.S. contract and has sold its defence aviation services unit for $90 million U.S. in its continuing asset sale,...
Rail-life lessons
(The Missoulian posted the following article by Vince Devlin on its websit eon June 11.) MISSOULA, Mont. -- Six-year-old Mickey Jones pressed his face to the glass of the Montana Daylight on Monday morning and softly began to sing. "I've been working on the railroad,...
Heavy-duty help sought in rail battle
(The Clear Lake Citizen posted the following article by Mary Alys Cherry on its website on June 11.) CLEAR LAKE, Texas -- The residents of Clear Lake need some high-level help in their fight to halt construction of a proposed new railroad close to their homes and...
KCS applauds STB procedural schedule decision
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on June 10.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS) applauded the decision by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) accepting its application as a minor transaction and outlining a procedural schedule...
Metra makes its case in Elburn
(The Chicago Daily Herald posted the following article by Denise Perry Donavin on its website on June 11.) CHICAGO -- Elburn village hall was packed Tuesday night for a plan commission public hearing on the zoning and annexation of land for a Metra station and coach...
Appeals court hears clash over fare hikes
(The White Plains Journal News posted the following article by Caren Halbfinger on its website on June 11.) NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority defended its procedures for raising fares and tolls yesterday before an appeals court, while advocates for...
Woman who lost legs sues Caltrain
(The San Mateo County Times posted the following article by Justin Jouvenal on its website on June 11.) SAN MATEO, Calif. -- A Redwood City woman has sued Caltrain, claiming the rail line is responsible for a train striking her and severing both her legs last summer....
Opinion: An act of bravery
(The Washington Post published the following editorial on its website on June 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The sight on someone brandishing a hand grenade is enough to cause most people to flee for safety. That, however, was not the reaction of Amtrak Police Officer...
DM&E Railroad controversy hits the courts
(The following article was posted on Minnesota television station KXLT’s website on June 10.) ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The fight about whether or not Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad has the right to expand in the way the Surface Transportation Board has ruled will...
