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Bombardier hires expert in damage control
(Canada.com posted the following Montreal Gazette article by Nocolas Van Praet on January 29.) MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier, the celeb chief executive of Montreal transportation powerhouse Bombardier Inc., named corporate troubleshooter Bill Fox yesterday as senior...
Rail confusion has commuters on the wrong track
(The following story by Jonathan Lucas was posted on the Stamford Advocate's website on January 29.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- A communications breakdown has created confusion among commuters at the Stamford train station. Ongoing rail and overhead wire replacement projects...
NS quarterly earnings rise
(Forbes.com posted the following Reuters article on January 29.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Leading freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. Wednesday posted higher quarterly earnings as weakness in coal shipments was more than offset by gains in other cargoes. The railroad,...
Investigators discover toxic waste dumped in Jersey City rail yard
(The following story by Jeff Rossen was posted on television station WABC’s website on January 28. Photos and video to accompany the story are available on WABC’s website at: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/print_WABC_012803_njwaste.html) JERSEY CITY -- Investigators...
NS reports 4th quarter, 2002 results
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on January 29.) NEW YORK -- Norfolk Southern Corporation reported fourth-quarter net income of $129 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, up 12 percent compared with net income of $115 million, or $0.30 per diluted...
Amtrak train kills man lying on tracks
(The following story by Mark Larabee was posted on the Portland Oregonian’s website on January 29.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man died after being hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday in Southeast Portland, authorities said. The man, described by officials as a transient, was...
Historic group, Conrail battle over railway enbankment
(The following article by Jason Fink was posted on the Jersey Journal's website on January 29.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- In a city whose well-known industrial past is constantly being re-shaped to accommodate a rapidly growing population, the seemingly dull minutiae of...
City seeks help on railroad upgrade
(The following story by Daniel Borunda was published in the online version of the El Paso Times) EL PASO, Texas -- Train traffic would circle El Paso, improving international commerce and easing traffic congestion, if a city-proposed multimillion-dollar project comes...
Maryland governor lists $3.1M in budget for Maglev
(The following story by Jennifer Donatelli was posted on the Annapolis Capitol’s website on January 29.) ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Local lawmakers sifting through Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s fiscal 2004 budget have found a nearly $1.5 million increase in funding for the...
Five killed in traffic crash
(The following Associated Press article was posted on the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s website on January 29.) SARASOTA, Fla. -- Five men were killed in a two-vehicle accident on Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish. State police said a utility truck carrying two...
