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Grain moves on newly reopened rail line
(The Aberdeen American News posted the following article by Russ Keen on its website on February 8.) ABERDEEN, S.D. -- The first significant railroad shipment north out of Aberdeen since state-owned tracks re-opened last fall is about to happen. A 75-car train...
BNSF’s Elwood, Ill., yard represents new trend
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by James P. Miller on its website on February 9.) CHICAGO, Ill. -- On the grounds of the former Joliet Arsenal in Elwood, a mile-long Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway freight train sits silently while rail...
Maryland Governor gives maglev support
(The Washington Times posted the following article by Tom Ramstack on its website on February 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Maryland's bid for the nation's first segment of an intercity magnetically levitated train is in jeopardy as state legislators grope for a way to fund...
Ohio loses all Amtrak service under Bush plan
(The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers issued the following press release on February 10.) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio will lose all intercity passenger rail service under President Bush’s proposed transportation budget. It slashes Amtrak funding for its...
Amtrak debate continues to roll
(The Kankakee, Ill., Daily Journal posted the following article by Edward Felker on its website on February 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been months since Amtrak's latest brush with extinction, but that doesn't mean the tough times are over for the nation's only...
One of DM&E’s legal battles may be averted with trackage rights
(The Huron Plainsman posted the following article by Roger Larsen on its website on February 7.) HURON, S.D. -- A legal hurdle in the proposed Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad expansion project could be averted if the company can win approval for terminal trackage...
CSX to fix runaway engine
(The Toledo Blade posted the following story by David Patch on its website on February 10.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Is this a loco locomotive, or what? CSX Transportation’s Engine No. 8888 made national news on May 15, 2001, when a mistake by its engineer sent the diesel and...
LIRR commuters: Don’t railroad us
(Newsday.com posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell on February 9.) NEW YORK -- For commuter Kristine Parrinelli, who travels almost four hours a day on the Long Island Rail Road, raising fares by up to 33 percent could price her right off the train. She might...
Fire ignites under LIRR train; No one hurt
(Newsday.com posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell and Keiko Morris on February 8.) NEW YORK -- A fire erupted aboard the 2:14 p.m. train from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 800 people onto the snowy platform at Merillon...
Runaway train tears up pavement in Rapid City
(The Aberdeen American News posted the following Associated Press article on its website on February 9.) RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Police are searching for a vandal or vandals who unhooked 36 cement-laden train cars and let them go into a Rapid City street. The runaway...
