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Amtrak to restore full NY/Boston Acela service
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak said on Friday it would restore full Acela Express service between New York and Boston this week for the first time since the high-speed trains were idled by a mechanical problem this summer, reports Reuters. The railroad said it would offer nine...
Man caught under CN train, loses leg
BRANDON, Manitoba -- A 20-year-old man suffered a severed leg and an injury to his other foot, but survived after getting caught under a train Saturday, the Canadian Press reported. Brandon city police and CN Rail believe the man may have been riding in one of the...
Collenette supports rail upgrades
OTTAWA -- A vastly expanded rail sector solves many of the Chrétien government's most vexing problems, but only if done in conjunction with improvements to other transport infrastructure, Transport Minister David Collenette acknowledges. The Ottawa Citizen reports...
CSX train window shot out; none hurt
CRESAPTOWN, Md. -- No one was injured after someone allegedly shot out a window on a CSX train as it traveled through the Cresaptown area on Sunday, the Cumberland Times News reported. A CSX spokeswoman from Jacksonville, Fla., confirmed a window was shot out of a...
Rail crews on heightened alert
VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- Railroad crews will begin reporting anyone spotted on or near tracks because of an FBI warning issued Thursday about possible terrorist attacks on the nation’s transportation systems, particularly railroads, the Victorville Daily Press reported....
Amtrak ‘greeters’ keep alive cheeky tradition
LOS ANGELES -- Who says staid, conservative, let's-please-follow-the-rules Orange County doesn't have a sense of humor? The Los Angeles Times reports that there's a spot in South County where you can live on a $5 million equestrian estate, buy a new Mercedes-Benz and...
Genesee & Wyoming leases Oregon line from BNSF
GREENWICH, Conn., and FORT WORTH, Texas -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced today that it has signed a 15-year agreement with The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to lease a 76-mile rail line between the cities of Salem and Eugene, Oregon....
Rail intermodal rebounding from dock lock out
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rail intermodal traffic was up sharply during the week ended October 19 as West Coast docks continued to clear up the backlog of containers that occurred as a result of their earlier shutdown, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
KCS says tax claim from Mexico on railroad is $206 million
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern, co-owner of Mexico's biggest railroad, said Thursday that the face value of a certificate for a tax claim expected from the Mexican government is about $206 million, the Kansas City Star reported. The tax claim involves Grupo...
Railroad signalmen oppose removal of signals
ADA, Okla. -- The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) is opposing Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's (BNSF) petition to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to remove traffic control systems in this area, the Ada Evening News reported. "They will still...
