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Maine shortline for sale
(The following article by Dave Piszcz was published in the January 24 online edition of the Republican Journal.) UNITY, Maine -- Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad officials announced last week the rolling stock, maintenance equipment and approximately three miles of...
Mexico’s TMM to meet with bondholders on debt swap
(Forbes.com posted the following Reuters article on January 27.) MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's TMM, which runs the country's largest railroad and is in danger of defaulting on $177 million in debt due in May this year, said on Monday it will meet with bondholders on Tuesday...
UP plans faster trains through Fort Dodge
(The following story by Bill Shea was published in the January 24 online edition of the Fort Dodge Messenger News.) FORT DODGE, Iowa -- Union Pacific Railroad trains will be picking up speed through the Fort Dodge area next month, creating a new reason for people to...
Study of high-speed rail link gets OK
(The following story by Nancy Luna was posted in the January 28 online edition of the Orange County Register.) SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Getting to Las Vegas from Orange County using a high- speed bullet train moved one stop closer to reality Monday as transit officials...
MTA unveils cost-cut plans
(Newsday.com posted the following story by Joie Tyrrell on January 28.) NEW YORK -- In addition to a possible fare increase, MTA officials are considering trimming some commuter discounts and combining the fare zones that include Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma....
Transit board gets preview of higher fares
NEW YORK -- The New York Times reports that a week before public hearings on a proposed fare increase are to begin, transit officials presented a kind of road map yesterday to the wide variety of ways that MetroCard discounts, commuter rail tickets and other parts of...
Amtrak ridership rises in N.Y.
(The following story by Cathy Woodruff was posted in the January 28 online edition of the Albany Times Union.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The allure of a sparkling new station appears to have boosted Capital Region train travel, but office space there is proving a tougher sell...
Train death toll in region 3 in month
(The following story by Susan Abram was published in the January 27 online edition of the Los Angeles Daily News.) GLENDALE, Calif. -- A 52-year-old Burbank man was killed Monday when a Metrolink commuter train rammed his sport utility vehicle --- the third fatality...
Treasury nominee Snow faces Senate panel
WASHINGTON -- Treasury secretary nominee John Snow would be a top salesman for President Bush's economic plan. But the railroad executive first must sell senators on his record as a CEO in a post-Enron climate, reports the Associated Press. The Senate Finance...
N.Y. won’t sue CSX over derailment
(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press article on January 27.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The state attorney general's office will not pursue criminal charges against CSX Corp. for a 2001 train derailment that ignited a fireball in a residential neighborhood. The...
