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Louisiana ranks high in rail fatalities
(The following article was published in the January 6 online edition of the Lafayette Advertiser.) LAFAYETTE, La. -- In 2001, 22 Louisiana drivers lost their lives at highway-rail crossings making it the fourth highest highway-rail fatality rate in the nation,...
Disney, Orange County debate bullet train path
(The following Associated Press story by Mike Branom was published in the January 4 issue of the Kansas City Star.) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Although the state is years away from laying the first mile of track for its proposed high-speed rail network, there's already...
Caltrans wants local Amtrak run
(The following story by Jim Skeen was published in the January 4 issue of the Los Angeles Daily News.) PALMDALE -- Passenger train advocates are seeking a study on whether it would be feasible to run a single Amtrak train daily between Bakersfield and Los Angeles via...
Driver crashes crossing gate, killed by train
(The following story by Joe Nelson was published in the January 3 online issue of the San Bernardino County Sun.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A Rialto man was killed and his car torn to pieces after colliding with a Metrolink train Friday, police said. Laurence Macias,...
CSX Corp. to hold 4th quarter earnings meeting
(The following press release from CSX Corp. was issued on January 3.) RICHMOND, Va. -- CSX Corporation will hold its fourth-quarter 2002 earnings meeting for analysts on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be held in the JP...
NS train derails, spills mayo
(The following Associated Press article was published on January 6 at http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com.) BIG BEAVER, Pa. -- Two boxcars full of mayonaise were part of a 33-car train derailment Sunday and thousands of jars of mayo spilled onto the tracks. Other...
Houston residents decry plan for new $80 Million rail line
(The following story by Lori Rodriguez was published in the January 5 online edition of the Houston Chronicle.) HOUSTON -- Since Houston's Hispanic community sank roots more than a century ago along the railroad tracks that crisscross the East End, the neighborhood...
Sweeney slams Bush tax cut proposal
(The following statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney regarding President Bush's dividend tax cut proposal was issued on January 3, 2003.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When the President says that he expects "class warfare" from those who oppose his proposals to give...
Ridership up on Amtrak NW line
(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 6 issue of the Seattle Times.) EUGENE, Ore. -- Although most of the travel industry is moving at barely a crawl, ridership on Amtrak's Cascades regional line connecting Eugene to Vancouver, B.C., is...
No injuries in UP derailment, spill
(The following story by Kenny Klein was published in the January 6 online issue of the Desert Sun.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- A broken railroad track may be responsible for the derailment of nine freight cars -- including one carrying cottonseed oil -- north of Highway...
