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Legislature declares official Texas state railroad
(The Tyler Morning Telegraph posed the following article on its website on May 27.) JACKSONVILLE -- The official railroad of Texas travels from Rusk to Palestine. State Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, announced Tuesday that the Texas legislature passed a resolution...
Damaged chair sidelines wheelchair athlete
(The Press of Atlantic City posted the following article by Derek Harper on its website on May 28.) HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Erin Hall is a girl on the go. Or she would be, if Amtrak would ever replace her wheelchair. But Amtrak doesn't want to, so she might miss...
Opinion: RailAmerica’s bid doomed from start
(The New Zealand Herald posted the following column by Brian Gaynor on its website on May 24.) AUCKLAND, N.Z. -- RailAmerica's decision to withdraw its takeover bid for Tranz Rail is not surprising. The official message from the Florida-based company is that "the...
GO Transit nabs two transportation excellence awards
(GO Transit issued the following news release on May 27.) TORONTO -- For the second year running, GO Transit has won two prestigious transportation awards. One of GO's bus drivers, Len Cook, is Ontario Passenger Transportation Employee of the Year, and GO won an Award...
Court strikes down Guilford fees judgment
(The Harvard Hillside posted the following article by C. David Gordon on its website on May 28.) AYER, Mass. -- The First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a federal judge's order requiring the town to pay attorneys' fees in its legal battle with Guilford Rail...
Commuters demand better and faster MBTA train service
(The following article by Kimberly B. Caisse appeared in the Townsend Times on May 28.) LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- More than 50 commuter-train riders and area politicians met with state transportation officials last Thursday night to demand they speed up service into Boston...
CSX: Trains through Harmar not overloaded
(The following article by Tom Hrach was published in the Marietta Times on May 28.) MARIETTA, Ohio -- The area's district superintendent for CSX Transportation is denying citizen reports that coal cars are being overloaded and causing safety concerns for residents of...
Calif. high speed rail narrows route options
(The California High Speed Rail Authority issued the following news release on May 27.) IRVINE, Calif. -- Planners of California's high-speed train system Tuesday agreed to drop consideration of several controversial alignments along the coastline as it prepares to...
Ill. high-speed rail supporters ask for public’s lobbying help
(The Bloomington Pantagraph posted the following story by Kelly Josephsen on its website on May 28.) NORMAL, Ill. -- High-speed rail supporters want residents to push for adding two Amtrak routes in Normal starting in July 2004 -- a step they say is good for train...
Gunn reviews year in Amtrak top berth
(The Boston Herald posted the following story by Doug Hanchett on its website on May 27.) BOSTON -- Earlier this month, Melrose native David Gunn completed his first year at the helm of Amtrak, the beleaguered national passenger railroad he was hired to save from...
