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Intermodal up, carloads down in January
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following on its website on February 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 11.2 percent (87,164 units) while U.S. rail carload traffic fell 0.1 percent (2,020 carloads) in January 2003 compared to...
Hearing will determine fate of NS barricade
(The Herald posted the following story by Tawnya Panizzi on its website on February 7.) O'HARA, Pa. -- A hearing March 4 will determine whether the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing at Riverfront Drive will remain barricaded. Township officials filed a petition with...
Four-quad gates at railroad crossings still up in the air
(The Hingham Journal posted the following article by James Russell on its website on February 6.) HINGHAM, Mass. -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers has signaled its deep unease with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's preference to use...
Rumbles of legal wrangling grow over train noise
(The Oregonian posted the following article by Fred Leeson on its website on February 6.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Despite golf course fairways that buffer his Eastmoreland home from Union Pacific railroad tracks, Stephen Bader hears diesel locomotives with thousands of...
Teamsters reach tentative pact that provides raises for drivers
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse was published in the New York Times’ online edition on February 7.) NEW YORK -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters yesterday reached a tentative master freight agreement that covers 65,000 drivers and warehouse workers...
Officials seek to get rail plan on track
(The following story by Stephen Kiehl appeared in the Baltimore Sun’s online edition.) BALTIMORE -- Worried that too much of Maryland's transportation money is earmarked for the Washington suburbs, elected officials from the Baltimore area are pressing the Ehrlich...
MARC tries to relieve overcrowding
(Washington television station NBC4 posted the following Associated Press article on its website on February 5.) FREDERICK, Md. -- The Maryland Transit Administration officials announced that they will take some old train cars out of storage to help ease overcrowding....
NYC mass transit users protest proposed increase in fares
(The following article by Randy Kennedy appeared in today’s online version of the New York Times.) NEW YORK -- More than 200 subway and bus riders packed a hotel ballroom in Midtown Manhattan yesterday to protest a proposed increase in transit fares. Many said that an...
Moody’s considers upgrade for CN debt rating
(The Toronto Star posted the following Canadian Press article on its website on February 5.) MONTREAL -- Moody's Investors Service placed the debt ratings of Canadian National Railway under review today and said it will consider a possible upgrade of Canada's biggest...
Amtrak, Hotels.com begin partnership
(Amtrak and Hotels.com issued the following press release via Business Wire on February 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak and Hotels.com announced a three-year agreement, under which Amtrak's reservation agents will transfer customers interested in discount lodging to...
