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Mixed views on L.I.R.R.-Metro-North merger
NEW YORK -- The proposed merger of the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad is drawing a mixture of support and doubt from official representatives of commuters, according to the New York Times. The Long Island and Metro-North commuter councils held a...
Employee dies in Cincinnati yard crash
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating a Friday morning accident that killed a Queensgate railyard worker, television station WCPO reported. Police said a CSX employee was driving a company car on a set of train tracks in the railyard...
Brantford homes evacuated after derailment
TORONTO -- More than 50 homes were evacuated and a woman was killed in Brantford early this morning after a van drove into a freight train used to transport flammable materials, the Toronto Star reported. Police say the Rail America train was stopped at a level...
Woman killed as train drags van on tracks
BRANTFORD, Ont. -- Gail Hein was in her pajamas returning from a late-night chat at her daughter's house when she unleashed a chain of events that left her dead, toppled a freight train and forced dozens of Brantford residents to flee their homes, the Toronto Star...
Bombardier gets small British rail contract
MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. said on Thursday it had obtained a design contract from Britain's Railtrack worth C$18.7 million ($11.8 million) to resignal a line in the East Midlands area, reports Reuters. The work will start this month and should be completed by the...
UK rail regulator consults on network rail access charges
LONDON -- The Rail Regulator, Tom Winsor, has Friday published an initial consultation document on the interim review of Network Rail's track access charges, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Commenting on the interim review Friday, Tom Winsor said: "This interim...
Senate clears way for its pay raise
WASHINGTON -- The Senate has used one of the first votes of its lame-duck session to accept a pay raise for the fourth consecutive year, the Associated Press reported. The Senate, without debate, used its second vote on Wednesday to reject 58-36 a measure by Sen. Russ...
Tenn. DOT tracking options on new rail plan
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- More than 80 potential passengers attended a public meeting Thursday night to see for themselves whether the state's new freight and passenger rail plan could soon become a reality, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported. Knoxville was the third stop...
Fla. may miss voter-mandated deadline for high-speed rail
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida likely will not start building a statewide high-speed rail system by a voter-mandated deadline, officials said Wednesday. The Bradenton Herald reported that construction of the proposed system's first leg, between Tampa and Orlando, probably...
LIRR station in disrepair
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- "It's a Greek Tragedy. We are so close to getting things done but if we don't act on getting temporary repairs, we'll have nothing to save," said Ben Jankowski, an Oyster Bay resident and chairman of the Friends of Locomotive 35 Board of Directors....
