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Avid trainspotters ride the web rails
(The following Reuters story by Aleksandrs Rozens appears on Yahoo News.) NEW YORK -- You don't have to be Paul Theroux to take a rail journey to exotic locales these days. Web trawlers can board the Internet for a virtual ride as well as enjoy access to century-old...
Talk of new Chicago-area commuter line fuels hopes
(The following article by Amanda Vogt was posted on the Chicago Tribune’s website on January 31.) CHICAGO -- Business and community leaders along Metra's proposed suburb-to-suburb commuter line could not resist making wish lists for station locations Thursday, fueling...
Building collapse delays Metro-North
(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press article on January 31.) NEW YORK -- A building collapse caused Metro-North Railroad to temporarily cancel service into and out of Grand Central Station Friday afternoon, resulting in delays during rush hour. Service...
Rail traffic increases in Pa. county
(The Scranton Times posted the following Associated Press news brief on its website on February 3.) SCRANTON, Pa. -- Lackawanna County's railroad tracks saw their fifth consecutive year of increased traffic, officials said. During 2002, a total of 6,418 carloads of...
STB allows faster Downeaster speeds
(CentralMaine.com posted the following Associated Press article by Clarke Canfield on February 1.) PORTLAND, Maine -- A federal transportation panel ruled Friday that the Downeaster passenger train can operate at speeds of up to 79 mph on its Portland-to-Boston run....
Repair work gives Beech Grove Amtrak hope
(Indianapolis television station WTHR posted the following story by Julia Moffitt on its website on January 30.) BEECH GROVE, Ind. -- Despite a short bank account and dwindling workforce, Amtrak is still breaking through the tough times to stay in business. The...
Pataki approves rail property tax cuts
(The following article by Eric Durr was posted on The Business Review’s website on January 31.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Gov. George Pataki has approved legislation slashing railroad property taxes by 45 percent. Approval of the legislation removes a roadblock to...
Montreal to Toronto in 3 hours?
(The Montreal Gazette posted the following Canadian Press article on its website on February 2.) MONTREAL -- Rail passengers may soon be rocketing between Montreal and Toronto in under three hours aboard new Via trains flying along the tracks at over 200 kilometres an...
Railroad may bring many jobs
(The Rapid City Journal posted the following Associated Press article on its website on February 1.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- As many as 1,000 new jobs could be coming to South Dakota as Cedar American Rail Holdings moves forward with a train expansion project. The...
DM&E wins full control of I&M
(The following article by Edward Felker was posted on The (Rochester, Minn.) Post-Bulletin website on February 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal regulators on Friday approved the last regulatory footnote to the purchase of the Iowa-based I&M Rail Link by the Dakota,...
