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BNSF log trains helping to salvage Apache timber
SNOWFLAKE, Ariz. -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today transported the first unit train of burned timber salvaged from the devastating forest fires that struck the White Mountain Apache reservation in 2002. BNSF is moving the salvaged...
One man dies after Metra train collides with car at crossing
(The following story by Shruti Daté Singh was published in the January 16 issue of the Chicago Daily Herald.) CHICAGO -- A collision between a Metra train, headed from Chicago to Crystal Lake, and a car at a railroad crossing in Rolling Meadows Wednesday morning left...
CSX train kills man who was sitting on tracks
(The following story by the Associated Press was published in the January 16 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal.) RICHMOND, Ky. -- A Richmond man who had been sitting on railroad tracks died when he was struck by a CSX train. Marvin Edward Johnson, 48, a...
Gov. Bush wants bullet train back on ballot
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Jeb Bush is ready to derail the voter-approved plan to build a high- speed rail system across the state, according to the Tampa Tribune. Bush told The Economic Club of Florida on Wednesday that unless private businesses carry a big share of the...
Cane train says it needs state help to keep running
(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 15 issue of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.) NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana & Delta Railroad Cane Train is asking the state for $1 million to build a new loading facility and to stay alive. The train,...
Activists seeking to stop rail line
(The following story by Jo Ann Zuniga was published in the January 16 issue of the Houston Chronicle.) HOUSTON -- Hispanics and elected officials said Wednesday they will file a federal lawsuit opposing the proposed San Jacinto Rail Line that would bring increased...
NJ Transit OKs funds for parking
(The following story by Pat R. Gilbert was published in the January 16 issue of the Bergen Record.) HACKENSACKE, N.J. -- In a step to boost commuter parking, NJ Transit's board Wednesday approved a plan to finance a five-story parking garage for a new railroad station...
UP to cut costs by 20 percent
(The following story by Chuck Hackenmiller was published in the January 15 issue of the Ames Tribune.) BOONE, Iowa -- Administrative positions -- rather than jobs in operating services -- will take the brunt of employee cuts when the Union Pacific Railroad takes steps...
Security official to turn focus to other transportation modes
WASHINGTON -- After a year spent racing to improve airport security, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that the agency will pay more attention to securing railways, buses, ports and pipelines, according to the Washington Post. The...
Amtrak threatens another shutdown over funding
WASHINGTON -- According to Reuters, Amtrak president David Gunn warned Congress on Wednesday the U.S. national passenger railroad could begin a shutdown within months if lawmakers made wholesale cuts in his request for $1.2 billion in funding. The railroad threatened...
