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Dad left $1,000 on the train, but all was not lost
(The Chicago Sun-Times posted the following article by Frank Main on its website on April 17.) CHICAGO -- A fat black wallet was left behind on an L seat earlier this month when Chicago police officer Paul Clavijo climbed aboard to ride home from Traffic Court. "It...
New Metra train station gets on board
(The Daily Herald posted the following story by Eric Peterson on its website on April 17.) CHICAGO -- For the first time, Barrington rail commuters Wednesday had rest rooms, an ATM and a larger, more attractive waiting area as they sipped coffee and read newspapers....
Montana House approves rail-bond sale
(The Billings Gazette posted the following story by Jennifer McKee on its website on April 17.) HELENA, Mont. -- The House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow the state to issue up to $800 million in special bonds to help develop a railroad for a...
Idaho says buying rails for commuter train could be costly
(The Idaho Statesman posted the following story by Joe Kolman on its website on April 17.) NAMPA, Idaho -- A passenger rail system between Nampa and Boise will likely include a multimillion-dollar stop in Omaha, Neb., according to a summary report issued Wednesday to...
2 veteran M.T.A. officials fired in December in bribery inquiry
(The following article by Kevin Flynn and Charles V. Bagli was published in the New York Times on April 17.) NEW YORK -- Two veteran executives of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were quietly dismissed last year after investigators developed evidence that...
Pa. maglev planners eyeing new route
(The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the following story by Joe Grata on its website on April 17.) PITTSBURGH -- Responding to outcry from Robinson residents, planners of a proposed magnetic levitation train line have developed an alternative route that would reduce...
BNSF shareholders elect directors
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp issued the following news release on April 17.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Shareholders of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) elected 12 directors, including Matthew K. Rose, chairman, president and chief executive officer, at...
BNSF completes restoration of polluted lake
(The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp issued the following news release on April 16.) CLOVIS, N.M. -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, today announced that an open house will be...
Congressman aims to close more Neb. rail crossings
(The Omaha World-Herald posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 16.) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Drivers in Nebraska spend an estimated 6,350 hours a day waiting for trains to go by. The state has 4,000 public and 2,700 private rail crossings. Some...
4 brush fires hit Amtrak tracks in Conn.
(The New Haven Register posted the following story on its website on April 17.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- At least four small brushfires broke out along Amtrak-owned railroad tracks in North Haven and Wallingford early Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured and no trains...
