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MTA plan sparks dissent
NEW YORK -- When a massive restructuring of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was recently unveiled, the most controversial point seemed to be whether the Long Island Rail Road would have to surrender its name, New York Newsday reported. Now, it appears the...
Rail vet on medal track
CALGARY -- It's truly a royal honour and one a Calgary man feels he's earned, the Calgary Sun reported. "I hate to say this, but I deserve it," Brent Reid said of a commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Elizabeth II he will receive next month. "It's been a long...
Locomotive engineers, officers work together
WICHITA, Kan. -- Do you speed up or slow down when you drive up to a railroad crossing? Police are watching to see how you react because they want to prevent the ugly scene when a car and a train collide. Last year in Kansas, there were 61 collisions at crossings,...
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...
