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POW is son of CSX conductor
(CSX distributed the following e-mail news on March 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -– CSX Chairman Michael Ward telephoned Trainman Ronald Young Sr. on March 25 to express CSX's support for the employee whose son was taken as a prisoner of war after his helicopter was forced...
B&O museum rolls to celebration
(The Baltimore Sun posted the following story by Liz F. Kay on its website on March 24.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- When the roof of the B&O railroad roundhouse in Baltimore collapsed during the snowstorm of 2003, so did plans to celebrate the 175th year of railroading with...
Bombardier receives add-on order worth $71 million
(Canada.com posted the following Canadian Press article on March 24.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation has received an additional order for 14 high-capacity regional trains for the French National Railways, a contract valued at about $71 million Cdn. The...
Shortlines in central Pa. post $144,000 profit in 2002
(The Patriot-News posted the following story by John Beauge on its website on March 25.) NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. -- The five short-line railroads in central Pennsylvania that operate on tracks owned by the SEDA Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority posted a profit...
Lawmakers urged to back $1 million for rural Nevada train
(The Las Vegas Sun posted the following Associated Press article on its website on March 24.) CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A big eastern Nevada delegation seeking state funds for a historic railroad restoration project got encouragement Monday from Assembly leaders. At the...
CSX lauds benefits of new headquarters
(The Florida Times-Union posted the following article by Gregroy Richards on its website on March 24.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville's business leaders got a peak into the world of CSX Corp., yesterday, when CSX head Michael Ward spoke before the Cornerstone...
Metro-North scraps customer survey
(Connecticut television station WFSB posted the following story on its website on March 25.) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Timing is everything when you're running a commuter railroad. The timing just wasn't right for Metro-North when it comes to customer satisfaction. The...
Report urges action to improve Conn. rail service
(The Connecticut Post published the following story by Rob Varnon on its website on March 24.) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The state needs to take action now to head off insufficiencies in the state's rail operations as record numbers of people take to the rails, according...
Mark V. Rrosenker becomes NTSB member
(THE NTSB distributed the following press release on March 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. --Mark V. Rosenker was sworn in today as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Beginning January 20, 2001 until the announcement of his nomination to the Board, Mr....
Ellen G. Engleman sworn in as new chairman of NTSB
(The NTSB distributed the following press release on March 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ellen G. Engleman was sworn in today as a Member and as the 10th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Chairman Engleman was Administrator of the U.S. Department of...
