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High-speed rail service offers glimpse of future train travel
(BLE Editor's Note: Steve Fleming is a member of BLE Division 45 in Carbondale, Ill.) NORMAL, Ill. -- Perched high above the lonely, flat landscape of the Midwest in a grimy General Electric locomotive, Amtrak engineer Steve Fleming pulled the throttle all the way...
Five BNSF cars derail in Minnesota
WILLMAR, Minn. -- Rail traffic through Willmar was halted for about 17 hours Friday and Saturday after five train cars derailed, the Wilmar West Central Tribune reported. Normal train traffic had resumed by noon Saturday, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad...
Railroad cars derail, spilling liquid product
CUMBERLAND — Approximately 400 gallons of a liquid fuel product spilled when three railroad cars derailed early Friday near the CSX car shop near Offutt Street, reports the Cumberland Times-News. There were no injuries and no fire when the incident occurred shortly...
Train travel to boom in 21st century Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Train buffs of the world, get ready for some extraordinary rides: Seoul to Moscow, for example, or tropical Singapore to the highlands of southern China. The Associated Press reports that plans are also chugging along for high-speed trains in...
See Europe — at 217 Miles an Hour
PARIS -- European business travelers are getting some welcome relief from chronic headaches caused by the region's overcrowded airspace and congested roads. No, they haven't found a magic cure for flight delays and traffic jams. But train travel across the Continent...
Bombardier receives $108-million Cdn order for diesel multiple units in Australia
MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation announced in a press release that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $108 million Cdn ($125 million Australian) from the Victorian State Government and V/Line to provide passenger rolling stock for regional...
TWU rolls out a rally for dignity
NEW YORK -- Banging drums, blowing whistles and chanting slogans, thousands of transit workers rallied in midtown yesterday to let the Metropolitan Transportation Authority know they want more R-E-S-P-E-C-T as well as more M-O-N-E-Y, the New York Daily News reported....
Hefty bill stymies efforts to silence train horns
OGDEN DUNES, Ind. -- State officials will allow the town to impose a ban on nighttime train horns on the tracks near Lake Michigan if it pays for about $1 million in crossing improvements, the Henderson (Ky.) Gleaner reported. The hefty costs of such work has town...
End of the line for BC Rail train
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Under high fog and dim pre-dawn light, the last B.C. Rail passenger train left here Thursday with 72 passengers, the Canadian Press reported. B.C. Rail is derailing the North Vancouver to Prince George passenger service to cut costs. Prince...
Enjoy VIA Rail’s Renaissance
TORONTO -- Since they were introduced earlier this summer VIA Rail Canada Renaissance passenger cars have proven to be a big success, the Toronto Town Crier reported. The new overnight train that is running between Montreal and Toronto, has become popular with...
