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Bombardier Inc. to spin off division
(The Associated Press published the following article on April 3.) TORONTO -- Bombardier Inc. said Thursday it will spin off its recreational-products division, which makes snowmobiles and jet skis, to focus on its aircraft and rail equipment businesses, as it tries...
New chief at Bombardier lists changes for turnaround
(The following article by Bernard Simon appeared in the New York Times on April 4.) TORONTO -- Less than three months after taking the helm at Bombardier Inc., the troubled Canadian aircraft and railroad car manufacturer, Paul M. Tellier outlined a series of measures...
Salinas rail link to S.F. on track
(The Monterey Herald posted the following article by Jonathan Segal on its website on April 4.) MONTEREY, Calif. -- Despite a tough budget environment, Monterey County officials still hope the train is coming to Salinas sometime this decade. Proposals to link Salinas...
Waiting is busy agony for POW’s family
(USA Today posted the following article by Haya El Nasser on its website on April 3. Ronald D. Young Sr. is a conductor at CSX and his son, Ronald Jr., is a POW in Iraq.) LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. -- A framed poem next to the picture of Army Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D....
Friends mourn man killed by train
(The Orange County Register posted the following article by Brian Martinez and Greg Hardesty on its website on April 4.) FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. -- Adam Underwood planned to take his girlfriend of seven years to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, today and marry her there...
Proposal to buy U.P. line on a new track
(The Santa Cruz Sentinel posted the following article by Ramona Turner on its website on April 4.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Alternative transportation supporters in the county have been lobbying for it. Now, they are one baby step closer to getting it. The Santa Cruz...
NS announces first-quarter conference call
(The Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following news release on April 3.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern will hold its first-quarter analyst meeting at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 23, at Chase World Headquarters, 270 Park Ave., New York (3rd Floor Auditorium). A...
Amtrak signals plans to dump Louisville route
(The Indianapolis Star posted the following article by John Tuohy on its website on April 3.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Amtrak is eliminating its only train route between Louisville and Indianapolis, a slow, bumpy midnight ride with few passengers. The agency's...
Rail freight traffic up in March
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following release on April 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail carload traffic rose 2.7 percent (33,954 carloads) in March 2003 compared to March 2002, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Coal...
MBTA police chief outlines vision for restoring public trust
(The Wellesley Townsman posted the following article by Rick Holland on its website on April 3.) WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The night before Joseph Carter was to be publicly sworn in as the MBTA's police chief in early February, a 30-year-old pregnant woman was shot at the...
