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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...
CSX sees saving $3 million per year thru ’20 from contract settlement
WASHINGTON -- CSX Corp. said it expects to recognize roughly $3 million in annual savings through 2020 as a result of the settlement of a contract dispute, according to a document filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reported Dow Jones Newswire....
Nevada high court blocks Reno train trench order
LAS VEGAS -- A lower court order that the city of Reno release documents dealing with land acquisitions for a downtown train trench was blocked Monday by the Nevada Supreme Court, the Associated Press reported. The high court's 3-page order stays Washoe District Judge...
Metrolink celebrates 10th year in service
LOS ANGELES -- Five years ago, Patty Pogemiller was one of many county residents enduring the traffic nightmare along Southern California highways as part of her commute from Moorpark to her job in downtown Los Angeles, the Ventura Country Star reported. That's when...
Deadline today in West Coast ports dispute
SAN DIEGO -- As the cargo backlog continues to build at West Coast docks, the dockworkers union has until noon today to respond to charges that it is purposely slowing down the unloading of ships, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. In a letter to the International...
Va.’s Hampton Roads area could get link to Acela service
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The fast trains are coming to Virginia. But will they come to a train station near you? As Amtrak's super-fast high-speed rail service, the Acela Express, wends its way southward to Florida, two big questions loom: First, will the Hampton Roads...
Boston, New York get Acela service restored
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak restored full Acela Express service between New York and Boston yesterday for the first time since the high-speed trains were idled because of mechanical problems two months ago, although service between Washington and New York continues at...
Amtrak, Bombadier continue fight
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak and Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. have put up a cooperative front to fix cracks that have sidelined part of the high-speed Acela Express fleet for two months, reported the Associated Press. But in court, the passenger railroad and the train...
