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Proposal for ailing Amtrak cuts 6 long-distance trains
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Republicans who have been holding up money for Amtrak for the fiscal year that begins next week have a new plan that could kill six of the railroad's 41 long-distance routes, the New York Times reported. The proposal would limit losses on any...
Transportation Labor blasts industry efforts to delay key port security measure
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Saying that the security of our nation's ports is gravely threatened by industry stonewalling of a key anti-terrorism measure, transportation labor unions today wrote Congress, urging support for a new rule being proposed by the U.S. Customs...
Bombardier wins rail deals worth C$234 mln
MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation said on Tuesday it has won orders worth almost C$234 million ($147 million) in a string of deals in Europe and China. Reuters reports that the Montreal-based company said it will supply Sweden's Transitio with 10 two-car electric...
Gang members indicted in FBI attack
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- The Associated Press reports that two alleged members of a violent Mexican street gang were indicted on charges of assaulting FBI agents during an attempted train robbery last week. The agents were beaten with bricks and rocks as they foiled the...
Delays behind it, new station pulls in praise
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Ginny Baxter of Arlington, Va., walked through the spacious $53.1 million railroad station Sunday morning to catch her train to Washington, D.C., taking in the newness of the building as it began its first day of operations, the Albany Times-Union...
Calif. railroad crossing targeted to close
SAN BERNADINO, Calif. -- Summit Valley residents who use a private road to cross railroad tracks near their homes are upset because soon it will be closed forever, adding 20 minutes to some commutes and decreasing property values, the San Bernardino County Sun...
Two teens killed in Round Rock, Texas
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Two teenage girls were killed Sunday as they walked on railroad tracks in eastern Round Rock, the American-Statesman reported. The incident occurred about 5:45 p.m. near the 2100 block of Palm Valley Boulevard (U.S. 79), just east of Brushy Creek....
Hazards a way of life for CSX team boss
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When it's a bad day on the railroad, it's a good day for Skip Elliott, the Florida Times-Union reports. Or so goes the joke about CSX railroad's hazardous material response team, which Elliott directs. "The railroad is a very unforgiving place,"...
Denver jury awards injured rail worker $6 million
DENVER -- A longtime Union Pacific employee who fell down a steep flight of stairs inside a locomotive was awarded $6 million at a trial in which the man claimed the railroad intentionally destroyed important evidence, the Denver Post reported. The Denver jury took...
NS lays off 14 in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. has temporarily closed the newly rebuilt part of its Enola railroad yard in East Pennsboro Twp. and laid off 14 workers in a dispute with the United Transportation Union over safety issues. No reopening date has been...
