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Today in history
On May 1, 1971: Amtrak - which combined and streamlined the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads - went into service.
Flight attendants lobby for certification
(The following article by Sara Kehaulani Goo was published by the Washington Post on May 1.) WASHINGTON -- Flight attendants, who arguably have been hit harder than other airline workers by the fallout from terrorism, recession and bankruptcy, have surprised many in...
Families combine railroading, gardening
(The following Associated Press article by Dean Fosdick was posted on April 30.) NEW MARKET, Va. -- Want to work on the railroad? Then become a gardener. Many families are crossing gender and generational lines to make model railroading and gardening into one...
CN honors shippers with safe handling awards
(The Canadian National Railway issued the following news release on April 30.) MONTREAL -- CN today announced that it has presented its coveted Safe Handling Awards for 2002 to 118 industrial facilities. Sixty-nine of these facilities are located in Canada and 49 are...
Attempt to block higher fare is to go before judge on Thursday
(The following article by Randy Kennedy was posted on the New York Times website on April 30.) NEW YORK -- A State Supreme Court justice in Manhattan will hear arguments today in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the imminent transit fare increase, on the ground that the...
Buying tickets on the train will cost riders
(The Stamford Advocate posted the following article by Jonathan Lucas on its website on may 1.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Starting today, Metro-North Railroad passengers who buy their tickets on board trains will face surcharges that could more than double the cost of the...
Suit seeks to derail fare hike
(The following article by Pete Donohue and Greg Gittrich was published my the New York Daily News on May 1.) NEW YORK -- The steepest fare hike in New York transit history is on the line today. A Manhattan Supreme Court justice will hear arguments this morning from a...
Get on board for Toronto with VIA Rail Canada promotional fares
(Via Rail Canada issued the following news release on April 30.) TORONTO -- VIA Rail Canada is pleased to show its support for Toronto by offering special fares for passengers travelling to Canada's largest city this coming long weekend. These special fares will apply...
Judge voids state taxes on railroads
(The Billings Gazette posted the following Associated Press story on its website on May 1.) CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A judge has ordered Wyoming not to collect two taxes the Legislature imposed on railroads in 2000. U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson ruled April 22 in favor of...
Herzog: Amtrak practices unfair
(The St. Joseph News-Press posted the following article by Ken Newton on its website on May 1.) ST. JOSEPH, Ill. -- A St. Joseph man testified before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday, insisting unfair Amtrak practices stand in the way of any restructuring of intercity...
