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MBTA Seeks Corps permit to place fill for rail line
WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is seeking a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' permit to place fill material within a total of 7.81 acres of wetlands and waterways for the construction of the Greenbush Old Colony Railroad Commuter Line...
NY officials crossing signals on trains
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Sleek, shiny and built for speed, the two reconditioned Turboliner trains sit idle outside Amtrak's local maintenance shop, the Albany Times Union reported. After laying out millions for Super Steel Schenectady to rebuild seven of the 1970s-era trains,...
Port eyes partnership with Tropicana, CSX
PORT MANATEE, Fla. -- Officials looking for ways to boost rail traffic here might ask Tropicana to carry more than juice on its trips to New York and Cincinnati, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reported. Next month, the port will participate in a state-funded study to...
CSX train derails in Ga.; railroader severely injured
FAIRBURN, Ga. -- A 21-year-old Alabama man was hospitalized in critical condition after a CSX train derailed early Thursday and severed his legs, the Associated Press reported. About 10 cars toppled over when the train jumped the tracks just before 3 a.m. in south...
Bomb scare briefly delays 2 Amtrak trains
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A pair of Amtrak trains were delayed and homes surrounding a rail yard were evacuated for about two hours after a suspicious package was found aboard a tanker car filled with diesel fuel, the Associated Press reported. A railworker found the...
Remote-control trains raising safety concerns
MARYSVILLE, Mich. -- Most people's idea of a remote-control train likely is a miniature set run by an excited boy pushing rail- car speeds to the limit, the Times Herald reported. In some ways, that image has come true. Rail cars can be operated via remote control,...
Who’s got the remote?
ST. LOUIS -- Two unions and the nation's six largest rail carriers are wrangling over new technology in switching yards, reports the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The unions aren't protesting the introduction of the technology. They're squabbling over who gets to hold the...
China uniting country by rail
BEIJING -- They're laying track to Tibet, creating the region's first railway. In Shanghai, they've constructed the world's most futuristic commercial train - a no-wheels wonder that races along on a magnetic cushion, reports the Associated Press. Next, China's...
Union urges United workers to OK pay cut
CHICAGO -- Union leaders urged United Airlines pilots and flight attendants to accept the bankrupt airline’s proposal to keep their contracts in exchange for voluntary pay cuts, reports the Associated Press. Under the company’s proposal, made Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy...
Metrolink will keep on track with Plan B
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- A deal struck between Metrolink and a Florida-based railroad operator is expected to keep the commuter rail running regardless of financial woes that might jeopardize Amtrak, which provides Metrolink trains with engineers and conductors,...
