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BNSF derailment involves three trains
(The Grand Island Independent posted the following story on its website on May 5.) HAZARD -- Roughly 15 cars from three freight trains derailed Monday afternoon on a two-mile stretch of Burlington Northern Santa Fe track just northwest of Hazard. The derailment took...
Partially derailed NS train plows tracks, crossings
(The Muncie Star-Press posted the following story by Seth Slabaugh on its website on May 6.) MUNCIE, Ind. -- A southbound Norfolk Southern train plowed up railroad tracks and street crossings from Hoyt Avenue to 23rd Street when one car partially derailed about 3:30...
Loss of riders complicates Amtrak’s efforts for recovery
(The New York Times posted the following article by Matthew L. Wald on its website on May 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Amtrak tries to persuade Congress to finance a comprehensive plan to return to a state of good physical repair and fiscal stability over the next five...
Bombardier presents new technologies
(Bombardier issued the following news release on May 5.) MADRID, Spain -- Bombardier Transportation today launched its new FICAS(i) technology - a revolutionary way of building railway vehicles - at the International Union of Public Transport (UITP) World Congress...
RailAmerica short line wins award
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on April 2.) BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc. announced that its Exeter, California-based San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) was named "Short Line Railroad of the Year" by Railway Age magazine. SJVR was selected for...
Want a $38-an-hour job? Get in line
(The New York Times posted the following article by Corey Kilagannon on its website on May 5.) NEW YORK -- Yesterday on the Upper East Side, the usual sidewalk queues formed for Sunday brunch, museum exhibits and Rollerblade rentals. But one line, beginning at Third...
Opinion: Canadian railways on fast track to success
(The following column by portfolio manager Patrick McKeough appeared in the May 5 issue of the Toronto Star.) TORONTO -- Canadian railways have come a long way in the last few years. Thanks to aggressive cost cuts and large investments in new locomotives, railcars and...
Fast-rail funding triggers transit tiff
(The Orlando Sentinel posted the following article by Jim Stratton on its website on May 4.) ORLANDO -- The billion-dollar rail project that has bedeviled state lawmakers is attracting an unlikely group of critics. Transit officials around the state are warning that...
STB releases final statement on San Jacinto rail line
(The Pasadena Citizen posted the following article by Deanna Sheffield on its website on May 4.) PASADENA -- Surface Transportation Board officials released the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed San Jacinto rail line Friday, bringing a permit...
City’s past and future on track
(The Rutland Herald posted the following article by Gordon Dritschilo on its website on May 4.) RUTLAND, Vt. -- Rail in Rutland has a rich history and, according to one Vermont Agency of Transportation official, a bright future. Rutland chartered the first railroad in...
