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Can Kansas keep Amtrak?
(The Wichita Eagle published the following article by Alan Bjerga.) WASHINGTON -- The Southwest Chief runs through Newton at 3 a.m. About 15 people board the train, most from Wichita but some from small towns in southern Kansas or northern Oklahoma. Every time someone...
U.S. office faults school in CSX case
(The following article by James Bruggers appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Michigan failed to document why it allowed doctors to use medical records from railroad workers in research without the patients' permission,...
Locomotive engineers want to see changes in use of remote-controlled trains
(The following article by David Patch appeared in the Toledo Blade.) TOLEDO -- Roughly a year after introducing remote-control yard switching to their systems, major railroads are declaring the technology to be a success, saying it has cut accidents and made those...
Hoffa to Call for Federal Scrutiny of Unmanned Locomotives
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following press release on March 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Teamsters Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) are joining forces to draw attention to potential disasters in waiting -- unmanned...
Metro takes safety steps
(The Washington Post published the following article by Annie Gowen.) WASHINGTON -- The Metro safety investigator probing the Jan. 20 derailment of a Blue Line train said yesterday that transit officials will retrain 30 track inspectors, encourage more employee...
Congressmen to push for rail funding
(The following article by Stephen Kiehl was published in the Baltimore Sun on March 7.) BALTIMORE -- Members of Maryland's congressional delegation said yesterday that they intend to seek federal money to begin building one segment of the Baltimore Regional Rail Plan...
Intermodal up, carloads down in February
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following article on its website on March 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail intermodal volume rose 5.3 percent (36,692 trailers and containers), while carload traffic fell 0.7 percent (8,352 carloads) in February 2003...
Bombardier touts high speed rail
(CBC.ca posted the following article on its website on March 7.) CALGARY -- A high speed train connecting Calgary and Edmonton may be a little more affordable with new technology developed by Bombardier. The company and the province are studying the feasibility of...
Some specifics of the MTA fare plan
(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press news brief on its website on March 7.) NEW YORK -- Here are some specifics of the MTA fare plan announced Thursday: -- Subway and regular bus fares will go from $1.50 to $2. Express bus fares will go from $3 to $4. --...
25% LIRR hike approved
(Newsday.com posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on its website on March 7.) NEW YORK -- A new commuter who has been riding the rails for only four months, Vivian Garcia Murray may soon be at the end of the line on the Long Island Rail Road. The legal...
