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County officials back plan to stifle train whistles
(The following article by Neil Strassman was published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on April 30.) FORT WORTH -- Siding with Tarrant County residents short on sleep, county commissioners Tuesday threw their support behind a state law that would limit the blowing of...
Albany rail station named ‘Project of Year’
(The Albany Business Review posted the following article on its website on April 30.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York Chapter of the American Public Works Association has named the new Rensselaer Rail Station its Project of the Year for structures. The award goes to the...
Riders group seeking order to block fare hikes
(Newsday posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 30.) NEW YORK -- A transit riders' group was set to file a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block a fare hike from going into effect this week, saying the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
CSX reports first-quarter earnings
(CSX issued the following news release on April 30.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today reported first quarter net earnings of $99 million, or 46 cents per share, versus $25 million, or 12 cents per share, a year ago. Both quarters include the...
CSX profits hit by fuel, bad weather
(Reuters circulated the following article on April 30.) MIAMI -- CSX Corp., the biggest rail operator in the eastern United States, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings declined as fuel costs rose and harsh winter weather weighed on shipments. The Jacksonville,...
States would decide service under Bush’s Amtrak plan
(The following Reuters article was posted on the New York Times’ website on April 29.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration proposed a national rail plan today to restructure Amtrak and leave important decisions about train service, including long-distance routes, to...
US plan for Amtrak could end longer routes
(The following article by Mac Daniel of the Boston Globe was posted on April 30.) WASHINGTON -- A top transportation official in the Bush administration proposed a national rail plan yesterday that would drastically restructure Amtrak, the long-suffering national rail...
U.S. wants states to aid rail service
(The following Associated Press article was posted on the New York Times online on April 29.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration urged the states on Tuesday to take more responsibility for designing and financing the country's passenger train service. Deputy...
White House offers Amtrak plan
(The following article by Don Phillips was published by the Washington Post on April 30.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration yesterday unveiled a six-year plan for national passenger rail service in which the federal government would pay about half the capital...
Remote control trains cause community concerns in Utah
(Utah television station KSL-TV posted the following story on its website on April 29. A video clip of this report may be downloaded at the KSL-TV website at: http://helix.ksl.com/video/ksl/0/34/3462.ram) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- An issue of safety is starting small...
