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It’s still ‘all aboard’ for a celebration
(The following article by Sabrina Jones was published in the Washington Post on May 15.) WASHINGTON -- For months, the B&O Railroad Station Museum in Ellicott City had planned to coordinate its 10-day summer celebration of the 175th anniversary of railroading with its...
Pierre mayor happy with plans for railroad bypass
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 15.) PIERRE -- Mayor Dennis Eisnach says he is pleased with the progress of plans for a railroad bypass around the capital city. Eisnach met with the state's congressional delegation and Dakota, Minnesota and...
Chicago’s suburban mayors all aboard for train line
(The Chicago Daily Herald posted the following article by Robert McCoppin on its website on May 15.) CHICAGO -- Seeking an alternative to the car, suburban leaders Wednesday chose a proposed Metra train line as the preferred form of new mass transit along the...
RailAmerica offers $225M for New Zealand railroad
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story on May 15.) AUCKLAND, N.Z. -- RailAmerica Inc., an operator of 49 railroads in five countries, offered $225 million in cash and assumed debt for Tranz Rail Holdings Ltd., whose shares have slumped as it sells assets to...
Bush offers highway bill
(The following article by Don Phillips was published by the Washington Post on May 15.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration yesterday proposed a $300 billion, six-year extension of highway and mass transit programs, including a $100 million-a-year incentive for...
SEPTA blasted for broken emergency call boxes
(The Philadelphia Daily News posted the following article by Jim Nolan on its website on May 15.) PHILADELPHIA -- State and local legislators yesterday blasted SEPTA for failing to adequately maintain the emergency call box system on its subway lines, and for the long...
Bus, rail riders testify at SEPTA public hearing
(The Daily Local posted the following article by Jessica McRorie on its website on May 15.) WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Roughly a dozen people testified during the two SEPTA public hearings held in the borough Wednesday.The transit agency announced the elimination or...
SEPTA anger riders by hiking fares, cutting services
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 14.) PHILADELPHIA -- Tyra Hayes' two-hour commute to work is likely to get even longer. Hayes relies on public transportation to get from her home in southwest Philadelphia to her job at a Strawbridge's...
NYRR announces long-term lease to Conrail SA
(The New York Regional Rail Corp. issued the following news release on May 14.) NEW YORK -- New York Regional Rail Corporation is pleased to announce finalization of a new long-term lease with Conrail Shared Asset Corporation for its Greenville Yard in Jersey City, NJ...
Exercise focuses on railroad crossing safety
(The Post and Courier posted the following article by Jessica Vanegeren on its website on May 15.) CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Sitting roughly 1,000 feet from the intersection of Leeds Avenue and CSXT Safe Way in North Charleston was a mangled white Geo Prism, its driver...
