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Union, Denver transit make tentative deal
(The following Associated Press article was posted on the New York Times’ website on April 2.) DENVER -- A transit strike was averted Wednesday when negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a contract for 1,900 drivers, light rail operators and mechanics, a union...
Man struck by BART train walks away
(The San Francisco Chronicle posted the following article on its website on April 1.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A man walked away after being struck by a Bay Area Rapid Transit train while on the tracks between San Francisco BART stations, said a BART spokeswoman. The...
Northstar rail boosters optimistic
(The Star News & Shopper posted the following article by Jake Muonio on its website on April 2.) ELK RIVER, Minn. -- Officials with the Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) are feeling optimistic after several discussions with Gov. Tim Pawlenty. NCDA and...
First shipments to Nevada nuke dump might be by truck, not rail
(The Las Vegas Sun posted the following Associated Press article on its website on April 1.) LAS VEGAS -- Instead of building a new rail spur, the Energy Department is considering trucking nuclear waste through Nevada to the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump....
Top two security chiefs are suspended by the M.T.A.
(The following article by Randy Kennedy and Bruce Lambert was published in the New York Times on April 2.) NEW YORK -- The inspector general of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority recommended yesterday that the authority's top two security officials be fired,...
Rail bill moves to Ind. House
(The Gary Post-Tribune published the following story by Carole Carlson on its website on April 2.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Dennis Hodges has been waiting a long time but finally saw a little history in the making Tuesday. He witnessed the state Senate approve a bill...
SEPTA proposes fare hikes, big cuts
(The following article by Jere Downs appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 2.) PHILADEPHIA -- Facing a projected $55 million deficit created in part by state budget-cutting, SEPTA announced a plan yesterday to raise fares and severely reduce service,...
Rail officials now on a different track
(The Orange County Register posted the following article by Susan Gill Vardon on its website on April 2.) SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Train tunnels under the San Diego (I-5) Freeway would be better than a second set of railroad tracks along San Clemente beaches and through...
Amtrak to keep Mich. trains rolling
(The Lansing State Journal posted the following article by James McCurtis Jr. on its website on April 1.) EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Amtrak will continue to run its two state-funded train lines through July 1 to give the Legislature time to possibly lift a $5.7 million...
No K.C.-St. Louis rail plans offered
(St. Joseph News-Press posted the following article on its website on April 2.) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Although some private companies expressed interest in providing passenger rail service between St. Louis and Kansas City, including St. Joseph-based Herzog Transit...
