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Holiday travelers taking to roads, rails and skies in greater force this year
DALLAS -- Early-bird travelers who hoped to beat the holiday crunch have begun taking to U.S. roads, rails and skies, despite the threat of long airport lines, higher gas prices and blustery weather, the Associated Press reports. The AAA travel group predicted air...
Ottawa seeks two more years of O-Train pilot project
OTTAWA -- The controversial O-Train will operate for another two years if city staff gets its way, the Ottawa Citizen reported. A report, which dubs the light-rail pilot project "a success," calls on the transportation and transit committee to approve the O-Train for...
Tri-Rail shows an increase in passengers
BROWARD, Fla. -- Tri-Rail has seen its number of riders grow lately, with more than 10,000 riding per day seven times since Oct. 7, the Herald reported. Most recently, 10,003 people rode Tri-Rail Monday. Ridership overall has increased almost 8 percent from a year...
NJT funds study of Atlantic City rail line
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Trains traveling the Atlantic City Rail Line to and from Philadelphia are one rail closer to chugging to a station stop here, the Press of Atlantic City reported. State, municipal and rail officials announced at a news conference Tuesday...
NTSB finds 15- passenger vans are involved in a higher rate of single-vehicle accident rollovers
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A safety report released by the National Transportation Safety Board finds that 15-passenger vans are involved in a higher rate of single-vehicle accidents involving a rollover than other passenger vehicles. The report details the Board's findings...
Fight over Amtrak state aid goes public
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A struggle between Amtrak and New York State has flared into public view, with Pataki administration officials accusing the faltering railroad of delaying projects and demanding too much money from the state, according to the New York Times. Among the...
Amtrak to close 3 Mich. ticket offices
LANSING, Mich. -- Three Michigan Amtrak ticket offices will close in January to save money for the financially troubled railway and the state, the Lansing State Journal reported. The East Lansing, Flint and Port Huron train stations will stay open but no agents will...
Judge orders Amtrak to pay $1.5 million in land dispute
PROVIDENCE -- A federal judge has ordered Amtrak to pay $1.5 million to an East Providence real estate company, the Associated Press reported. This week's ruling should resolve a 5-year-old land rights dispute between Amtrak and Capital Properties. Judge Ronald...
CN trims rail car fleet
MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co. will take fourth-quarter, after-tax charges of C$252 million ($160 million) as it cuts 5 percent of its work force and accounts for asbestos-related and other personal injury claims, Reuters reported. CN, Canada's biggest...
Norfolk Southern terminates poison pill
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. ended its shareholder rights plan Tuesday because of the company's improved market performance, reports Dow Jones Newswires. A Norfolk Southern spokesman said since the adoption of the poison pill in September 2000, the railway...
