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Mayors back high-speed California-Las Vegas train
LAS VEGAS -- Four California and Nevada mayors pledged their support Tuesday for a futuristic magnetic-levitation train linking Las Vegas with Southern California, but there was little indication the project would get needed federal funding, the Associated Press...
High-speed rail project touted
LAS VEGAS -- The time is ripe to build a magnetic, high-speed train line linking Las Vegas to Southern California cities, including Ontario and Victorville, local, state and federal officials said Tuesday. The San Bernardino County Sun reported that the...
UP raises its guard against terrorist acts
NORTH PLATTE -- The nation's largest railroad is taking greater steps to guard against terrorism, the Associated Press reported. Among other things, Union Pacific is installing more security cameras, working with customers to track cars and cargo and developing more...
Hardy owl survives freight train encounter
BEND, Ore. -- Cats have nine lives, it’s often said, but there’s at least one screech owl (nicknamed “Screechy”) out flying again in the wild that is definitely on at least Life No. 2, having tangled with a freight train heading north from Bend this summer, the Bend...
U.S. Plastic Lumber announces sale of railroad ties to Brazil
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. announced today that its Engineered Products group has received a purchase order to supply six hundred recycled Composite railroad ties, trademarked DuraTie(R), for use in the country of Brazil, the company said in a press...
Bombardier wins $47M Israeli train order
MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation said Monday it has won a $47-million contract to deliver six more double-deck trains to Israel and will make them at a plant in Germany, the Canadian Press reported. Bombardier said the order from Ports and Railways...
Teamsters broaden shareholder rights at Bank of America
WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters Affiliates' Pension Plan (TAPP) has broadened shareholder rights at Bank of America. At Bank of America's annual meeting of shareholders in April 2002, a majority of the shares voted approved TAPP's proposal calling for a policy that would...
Seizure causes car-train crash in Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A seizure caused a Tarentum woman to crash her car into a Norfolk Southern freight train at the Center Street crossing late Saturday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. After the accident, Melissa Ruediger, 19, was taken to Alle-Kiski Medical...
RailAmerica reports record results for the third quarter of 2002
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc., the world's largest short line and regional railroad operator, today reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002 in a press release. Year-over-year financial highlights for the quarter included: * Diluted...
Railway vandals concern cops
EDGERTON -- Worried residents in the village of Edgerton say they are sickened by vandals who have disabled a railway crossing twice in the past week, the Edmonton Sun reported. Wainwright RCMP say wires have been deliberately cut to stop the gate arms and lights...
