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CPR sells eastern line to CN
MONTREAL -- The Canadian Press reports that Canadian Pacific Railway announced today it has sold a railway feeder line in northern New Brunswick to Canadian National Railway Co. The 12.6-kilometre line, known as the Edmundston Spur, runs between Grand Falls and Cyr...
Near riot as LIRR delayed
NEW YORK -- According to Newsday, a breakdown on a rush-hour train Wednesday night caused multiple delays throughout the Long Island Rail Road, stranding dozens of riders for hours and sparking what commuters described as a "near riot" at Jamaica. "To sum it up, the...
Statement by NTSB member Hammerschmidt
(The NTSB released the following statement on January 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President George W. Bush has designated Member John Arthur Hammerschmidt as Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, effective Sunday, January 19. Member Hammerschmidt...
47 groups sign agreement supporting nationwide passenger rail
(The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers issued the following press release on January 16.) CHICAGO -- The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (OARP) today joined 46 other citizen advocacy organizations, associations of state officials, unions and corporations...
Hollings proposes high-speed rail for nation
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, D-S.C., says he has a better chance of getting a high-speed passenger rail system bill to pass the Senate this year, reported an Associated Press story in the Charlotte Observer. The mass transit bill -...
Senate restores full funding for Amtrak in bill
WASHINGTON -- Reuters reports that facing another threat from Amtrak to shut down service, the U.S. Senate set up a showdown late on Thursday with the House of Representatives and the Bush administration over passenger rail funding. The full Senate approved an...
Teamsters president named to administration’s trade panel
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, who has tried to woo organized labor into the Republicans' political camp, on Wednesday named Teamsters President James P. Hoffa to an administration advisory panel on trade, reported the Associated Press. Bush also named Paul Beckner,...
Train services to be cut on busy rail networks
LONDON -- According to the Associated Press, a senior rail official on Thursday defended plans to reduce the number of trains on Britain's railways as a means of easing congestion on the busiest lines. The Strategic Rail Authority, a government-appointed body which...
Bombardier Inc. delivers 22 intercity passenger rail cars to China
MONTREAL -- Canada's Bombardier Inc. said Wednesday its transportation group and joint-venture partners have delivered 22 intercity rail cars to China, according to the Associated Press. The Montreal transportation and aerospace company said the cars are the first...
UP to announce fourth quarter earnings
(Union Pacific Corp. issued the following press release on January 16.) OMAHA -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2002 earnings release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
