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Va. leaders addressing Amtrak cutback
(The Hanover Herald Progress posted the following article by Rob Davis on its website on May 27.) ASHLAND, Va. -- Since April 28, Ashland has been missing the routes once traveled by Amtrak's Twilight Shoreliner, ending speculation about the service's fate. Twice a...
CPR’s rail-car order bucks industry trend
(The following article by Grant Robertson appeared in the Calgary Herald on May 28.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. went against the grain of the struggling forestry sector Tuesday, announcing a major purchase of lumber cars the company said are needed to...
BNSF crews fixing track after N.M. derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 27.) LAGUNA, N.M. -- Crews worked Tuesday to repair railroad track ripped up by a 13-car derailment that forced the evacuation of about 80 homes because of possible chemical fumes. The Burlington Northern...
Clinton takes no action on remote-controlled trains
(The Quad City Times posted the following article by Kay Luna on its website on May 27. William C. Peart is a member of BLE Division 125 in Clinton, Iowa.) CLINTON, Iowa -- One year from now, Clinton’s Union Pacific Railroad switchyard is expected to introduce...
GAO: Feds have no rail security plan for hazmats
(The Baltimore Sun posted the following article by John B. O'Donnell on its website on May 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly two years after rail cars carrying hazardous chemicals accidentally derailed and burned inside a Baltimore tunnel, the federal government still...
Canada’s luxury train
(The Chicago Sun-Times posted the following article by Brenda Warner Rotzoll on its website on May 26.) CHICAGO -- Got a week and a few thousand dollars to spare? You, too, can travel in Orient Express-style luxury through the Canadian Rockies in elegant old railcars...
New distribution centre at CPR’s Vancouver Intermodal Facility
(CPR issued the following news release on May 26.) VANCOUVER -- Construction of a $20-million regional distribution centre at Canadian Pacific Railway's Vancouver Intermodal Facility and a new long-term contract with the railway are setting the stage for Westfair...
Train riders gripe about new fares
(The following article by Caren Halbfinger was published by the White Plains Journal News on May 27.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Metro-North Railroad is declaring its new pricing policy a success, but passengers who have gotten stuck paying higher onboard fares call it...
Residents say train derailment helped Potterville become stronger
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following article by Sharon Terlep on its website on May 26.) POTTERVILLE, Mich. -- Marlene Medler shakes her head and sneers, peering at railroad tracks that a year ago held a mangled heap of train cars filled with gas and...
CPR to sell three short railway branch lines in southern Saskatchewan
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on May 26.) REGINA -- Canadian Pacific Railway is selling three short branch lines in southern Saskatchewan where traffic has been very light over the past three years, the railway said Monday. CPR (TSX:CP) said it...
