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Despite Thursday delays, Metra back on schedule Friday
CHICAGO -- Metra and Amtrak officials said trains were running on time Friday morning, despite massive delays that started with a train derailment Thursday afternoon, according to NBC5 in Chicago. An Amtrak train derailed just after 2:00 p.m., causing service...
Trains crash near Reddick
REDDICK, Ill. -- Four railroad crewmen received minor injuries early today when the two freight trains they were aboard collided head-on at Reddick. The names of the injured were not available by presstime today, but responding firemen said all were taken to Kankakee...
London mayor brokers strike deal
LONDON -- The Associated Press reports that London Mayor Ken Livingstone brokered an agreement Wednesday to end a paralyzing series of one-day strikes on London's Tube, giving beleaguered subway riders a rare bit of good news. Livingstone has little control over the...
Fuel cells involved in Japanese railway study
LONDON -- H Power Corp. reports that it recently shipped PEM fuel cell systems, in conjunction with its marketing partner -- Mitsui & Co., Ltd., to a Japanese study focused on providing alternatives to on-board railway diesel engines, according to a report from the...
West Palm sues FEC railroad
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A two-year showdown between the Florida East Coast Railway and the city appears headed into overtime, the Palm Beach Post reports. The city filed suit in U.S. District Court Wednesday against the FEC and Rinker Materials, accusing them of...
Opinion: All aboard commuter rail plan to improve traffic flow
AUSTIN, Texas -- The first small steps toward starting a commuter rail line for Central Texas that would run from Georgetown through Round Rock, Austin, San Marcos and New Braunfels into San Antonio are being taken this week. The results won't be seen for years, but...
Ill. county approves $36 million underpass
CHICAGO -- The DuPage County Board on Tuesday approved an agreement that will fund a grade separation at one of the county's most dangerous railroad crossings, the Chicago Tribune reported. The $36 million project will make Belmont Road in Downers Grove an underpass...
New Jersey Transit is backing study of a new rail tunnel
NEWARK -- A decade-old proposal to build an additional rail tunnel to carry passengers between New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan got a boost today as state officials said the project would now top their list of transportation priorities, according to the New York...
Officials hail renovation deal for Manhattan’s Penn Station
MANHATTAN -- Vowing to build a soaring 160-foot glass dome as part of a revival of rail transportation in Manhattan, officials came together yesterday to celebrate a deal for a new Penn Station, the New York Daily News reported. Based at the main post office, being...
Lengthy track of history under LIRR’s wheels
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Over the years, disgruntled riders have suggested a host of other names for the Long Island Rail Road: the Death Valley Railroad, the Wrong Island Rail Road and the Long Island Snail Road, according to New York's Newsday. Now, after 168 years, the...
