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Alameda Corridor agency hires industry veteran as Director of Construction, Engineering
LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- An industry veteran with 35 years' experience has been named Director of Construction and Engineering for the public agency that built the Alameda Corridor freight rail expressway and continues work on related transportation infrastructure...
Alaska Railroad to straighten track
ANCHORAGE -- The Alaska Railroad plans about $77 million in capital improvements this year, with some of the biggest projects slated for development in and around Anchorage, reports the Associated Press. The sum is comparable to last year's spending. Three-quarters of...
New train of thought
(The following article by Daniel Sforza was published in the January 10 issue of the Bergen Record.) PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- It's hard to make a buck by moving people on trains. Amtrak knows that. NJ Transit knows that. And so does Jimmy Wilson, the owner of a short...
Jury to decide if puppy or bottled water contributed to death
(The following story by Lana. F. Flowers was published in the January 10 issue of the Bentonville Morning News.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A jury likely will have to decide whether railroad employees distributing bottled water or a stray puppy caused a toddler to be hit by...
Loss of coal business affects railroad workers
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -- According to the Billings Gazette, twelve railroad employees in the Sheridan area are not working because of a loss of business at Decker Coal Co., said Gus Melonas, spokesman of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Decker Coal is just across the...
Residents still waiting for signals at deadly RR crossings
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- According to the Huntsville Times, a lighted warning signal for a Moontown Road railroad crossing was supposed to have been installed by now. Instead, what catches the eye are the white crosses, memorials to two men killed there last summer. Now,...
NS launches Thoroughbred Extra Premium Paper Service
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Railway launched its Thoroughbred EXTRA premium paper service to help customers manage their supply chains and is offering an incentive for shippers to take advantage of the new service. Thoroughbred EXTRA offers shippers and receivers...
LIRR’s Bauer about to depart
NEW YORK -- Kenneth J. Bauer, the popular president of the Long Island Rail Road for more than two years, announced yesterday that he is leaving the job, reported Newsday. Bauer, 54, a commuter from Lido Beach who regularly met with riders, said he is ready for a...
Caltrain searches for answers to suicide rate
SAN FRANCISCO -- The deaths of two men who were struck down Wednesday by commuter trains on the Caltrain rail corridor point to a grim mystery for which officials do not have an answer, according to the Bay City News. Despite one of the most active outreach efforts of...
The President of the L.I.R.R. to step down
NEW YORK -- According to the New York Times, Kenneth Bauer, the president of the Long Island Rail Road, who was known for taking groups of commuters to dinner to hear their concerns, announced yesterday that he would retire after a 30-year career with the Metropolitan...
