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CSX president wins industry honor
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management Society (LTSCM Society) and the Graduate Logistics and Supply Chain Management Organization (GLASCO) of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, have named CSX...
FECI reports results for the third quarter
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.-- Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. FECI reported consolidated revenues of $64.5 million for the third quarter 2002, compared to $65.8 million for the third quarter...
Amtrak awards environmental contract to AMEC
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The international engineering services firm AMEC has been selected by Amtrak for the nationwide provision of a broad range of environmental services. Under a contract signed by the two parties, AMEC's Earth & Environmental offices throughout the...
Crossing studied after train crash
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The railroad crossing where a woman was struck and killed by a train last month may have had malfunctioning crossing arms, according to a spokeswoman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The Contra Costa Times reports that BNSF had earlier...
Rail crossing changes mean traffic delays in short-term
SAULT STE. MARIE -- Traffic in downtown Sault Ste. Marie might be congested from Monday to Thursday because construction at Canadian National Railway Co.’s yard may cause longer than normal delays. However, the construction will mean the elimination of traffic blocks...
Cape Breton rail service to end in April
HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Tuesday approved the abandonment of a 145-kilometre section of the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railroad to metropolitan Cape Breton, the Halifax Daily News reported. . The decision sealed the fate of...
Cincinnati voters say no to light rail system
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Voters derailed a proposed $2.6 billion light rail system for Hamilton County Tuesday, overwhelmingly defeating a half-cent sales tax that backers hailed as a bold step toward a world-class transit system for Greater Cincinnati and Northern...
Seattle monorail ahead in count; Absentee votes remain
SEATTLE -- A proposal to build the nation's first long-distance monorail line in Seattle was leading late last night, with many absentee votes left to count, the Seattle Times reported. After trailing early in the evening, the $1.75 billion proposal surged ahead at 11...
Calif. commuter rail proposal on a roll
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A commuter rail line between Auburn and Dixon, once considered a dead issue in the Sacramento region, is alive and kicking again among area leaders who say trains can be running in as early as three years, the Sacramento Bee reported. Hoping to...
Conductor was hit point-blank
BUFFALO -- As CSX freight train conductor Kevin McCabe leaned to look under his stopped train Thursday for a woman he thought the train had just run over, his shoulder bumped into an unexpected object: the muzzle of a rifle, according to the Buffalo News. Then all he...
