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Iraqi rail line formally reopens
(The following article by Tini Train was posted by the Associated Press on April 19.) UMM QASR, Iraq -- With a creaky groan, a locomotive roared to life Saturday as British and Iraqi officials formally reopened the rail line between Umm Qasr and Basra - the expected...
Wrong side of the tracks?
(The San Bernardino County Sun published the following article by Angelica Martinez on April 20.) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. -- The train is coming. Lights are flashing and the gates start coming down. In the distance, a horn sounds. A driver approaches the...
Hearings set on Metro-North rate hike plan
(The following article by Jonathan Lucas was published in the Greenwich Time on April 21.) GREENWICH, Conn. -- Connecticut rail commuters pay a greater share of railroad costs than any other commuter rail service in the country. Now, they are being asked to pay 15...
CSX eyeing Pa. township for terminal
(The Chambersburg Public Opinion posted the following story by Jim Hook on its website on April 18.) CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- CSX Transportation Inc. is eyeing more than 100 acres in Guilford Township near Wayne Road and Interstate 81 where the company could build a truck...
Extra security visible at Kansas City railroad bridges
(The following article was posted by KMBC in Kansas City on April 17.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There is extra security at local railroad bridges, despite a lower terror-threat level, KMBC's Maria Antonia reported Wednesday. Someone is watching each time a train goes over...
Haulers blast federal Safe Explosives Act
(The following USA Today article by Kevin Johnson was published on April 21.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. railroads have stopped transporting commercial explosives because of confusion over whether a new federal law will require thousands more background checks for employees...
NJ Transit wants user-friendly trains
(The following article by Chris Gosier was published in the Parsippany Daily Record on April 20.) PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- At a time when New Jersey has more cars than ever, NJ Transit is scrubbing up its customer service to make sure that taking the train remains...
Union Pacific Railroad buys 500 new refrigeration cars
(KETV in Omaha posted the following Associated Press article on April 17.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Growth in its express shipping of perishable goods has led Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 500 new refrigeration cars and upgrade more than 2,600 already in its fleet....
Fuel costs could hurt U.P.
(The Omaha World-Herald posted the following article by Steve Jordan on its website on April 19.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Union Pacific Corp. faces an uncertain 2003 because of higher fuel prices and a struggling national economy, Chairman and Chief Executive Dick...
Union Pacific severance limits approved
(The Associated Press published the following article by Paul Foy on April 18.) SALT LAKE CITY -- Shareholders of Union Pacific Corp. voted Friday in favor of subjecting the most generous executive severance packages to a shareholder vote. The nonbinding resolution...
