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Area police get tough on railroad crossing violations
(The following article by Frank Wiget was published by the Gary Post-Tribune on June 5.) PORTAGE, Ind. -- A 30-year-old Porter Township man said he didn’t want the railroad crossing gate to hit his car, so he hurried across the tracks Tuesday afternoon — only to get a...
Judge orders toll rollback at crossings
(The following article by Randy Kennedy was published by the New York Times on June 5.) NEW YORK -- A State Supreme Court judge in Manhattan ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday to roll back toll increases on several bridges and tunnels, saying...
Reno train trench dig unearths bottling plant remnants
(The following Associated Press article was posted on the Reno Gazette Journal’s website on June 4.) RENO -- Excavation for the railroad trench through downtown Reno is turning up some archaeological treasures at the site of a bottling plant from nearly a century ago....
CN chief executive disappointed to lose ONRail; hopes for other small lines
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article by Allan Swift on June 5.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Inc. is still keen to buy regional railways despite the setback this week with Ontario's ONRail, CN's chief executive said in an interview Wednesday....
Province invests $645 million in transit
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article on June 5.) MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Ontario government is investing $645 million in regional transit improvements in an effort to ease the gridlock that plagues the Toronto area, Premier Ernie Eves announced...
CSX, NS, Conrail ask STB to transfer NYC, PRR
(CSX and Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on June 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CSX Corporation (CSX), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), and Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) today announced the joint filing of a petition with the Surface...
No one found on stopped train
(The following article was posted on the Arkansas City Traveler’s website on June 5.) ARKANSAS CITY -- A military equipment convoy being transported northbound through Arkansas City by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe was stopped for more than an hour this morning as...
Study sees different route for Amtrak
(The Boston Globe published the following article by Jim Geraghty of the States News Service on June 5.) WASHINGTON -- As Congress prepares to debate the future of Amtrak, a study released yesterday says the federal government must start viewing intercity rail travel...
Five train cars derail near Gillette
(The following article was distributed by the Associated Press on June 5.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- A railroad track near Gillette reopened today following the derailment of five Burlington Northern Santa Fe cars. Officials say the cars derailed last night when a train...
Woman cited for riding train topless
(The following story was distributed by the Associated Press on June 3.) HOQUIAM, Wash. -- A Hoquiam woman was cited for assault, trespassing and resisting arrest after she was discovered half-naked hanging upside down from a train ladder, police said Tuesday. Robin...
