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Louisville Amtrak service to end
(The following story by Chris Poynter was published in the January 16 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Amtrak's Kentucky Cardinal passenger train, which rolled into the Louisville area in 1999 with predictions that it would bring tourists...
Freight plan tops Chicago transportation bill
(The following story by Guy Tridgell was published in the January 17 issue of the Daily Southtown.) CHICAGO -- A series of projects to help the flow of freight in and out of the Chicago area will be pushed as the top regional contribution to a massive federal...
BNSF elects J.C. Watts, Jr., to its board
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Board of Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation announced the election to its Board of J. C. Watts, Jr., 45, the four-term U.S. Congressman from the Fourth District of Oklahoma who did not stand for re-election last November....
BNSF declares regular quarterly dividend
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation voted on January 16, 2003, to pay a regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Dividends on common stock will be paid April 1, 2003, to shareholders of record...
BNSF raises share buyback plan
(Forbes.com published the following Reuters article on January 16.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said on Thursday it increased its share repurchase program by 30 million shares. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which is...
Little PATH fire burns a 90-minute hole in evening rush
NEW YORK -- A PATH tunnel fire Wednesday night that stranded thousands of commuters on both sides of the Hudson River was caused by an electrical malfunction, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the train...
M.T.A. faces bigger woes linked to debt, study says
NEW YORK -- According to the New York Times, the financial problems of the city's subway and bus system over the next two years do not appear nearly as dire as transit officials have portrayed them, according to an analysis released yesterday by the city's Independent...
Green to propose bill that would assess STB projects
HOUSTON -- In response to the Surface Transportation Board's handling a proposed rail line in Bayport, U.S. Rep. Gene Green will introduce a bill late this month designed to more accurately assess the board's projects, reports the Pasadena (Tex.) Citizen. Public...
Report urges more money for rail infrastructure
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The federal government needs to step up to the plate and help underwrite America's freight rail network, according to New York State Transportation Commissioner Joseph Boardman. According to the Albany Business Review, a report released Thursday by the...
CPR sells New Brunswick rail line to Canadian National
MONTREAL -- Canadian Pacific Railway announced today that it has sold its low-density railway spur line in northern New Brunswick to Canadian National Railway. The 12.6-km (7.8-mile) spur line, known as the Edmunston Spur, runs between Grand Falls and Cyr Junction,...
