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Via Rail in line for more federal money to improve Central Canada service
MONTREAL -- Penny-pinching Via Rail may soon be getting another cash infusion to improve its service, thanks to the conjunction of three unrelated factors, the Canadian Press reports. It happens that the current transport minister, David Collenette, is a train buff;...
Better, faster rail service needed in Canada, transport minister says
MONTREAL -- Canada's transportation minister says he's ready to invest in better rail service for Central Canada, CBC News reported. David Collenette made the announcement in light of Ottawa's pledge last week that it would ratify the Kyoto agreement to reduce toxic...
Cleanup continues after NS derailment
MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS, N.C. -- Norfolk Southern employees have been working to remove coal from a small stream in southwest Chatham County since a train derailed there on September 10, the Charlotte News-Observer reported. Fourteen cars filled with coal toppled about...
Noon reopening is expected for Sierra rail route
COLFAX, Calif. -- The primary rail route through the Sierra is not expected to reopen until noon today after a Union Pacific freight train derailment late Sunday night left 16 overturned rail cars blocking the tracks, the Sacramento Bee reported. Union Pacific...
NYC gets back its grit, with help from CPR
CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway is helping put the grit back in New York -- one year later. That's grit as in the abrasive used in sandblasting bridges and ships in preparation for repainting. When the events of Sept. 11 shut down sandblasting operations on New...
Travelers fear attacks, delay flights
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal transportation officials urged more vigilance on airplanes, at airports, on trains and along waterways on Wednesday, a day when more people than usual plan to stay close to home, the Associated Press reported. Some travelers had already...
Train ridership undergoes change since Sept. 11
MILFORD, Conn. -- Fewer commuters from Connecticut to New York City are working Fridays, but since the Sept. 11 attacks, Metro-North Railroad has noticed more people are using its trains for pleasure trips into the city, the Connecticut Post reported. "Ridership...
Port, rail and cargo security measures languish in Congress
WASHINGTON -- The Associated Press reports that railroads, ports and cargo planes may have been left vulnerable to terrorist attacks while attention was focused on aviation security in the past year. Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and...
India train crash kills at least 50
PATNA, India -- An express train on its way from Calcutta to New Delhi jumped the tracks, sending one of the cars plunging 300 feet into a river, and leaving two others dangling from a bridge, officials said Tuesday. At least 50 people died and nearly 180 others were...
BNSF expands its guaranteed intermodal network for peak shipping season
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it has expanded its guaranteed intermodal service to include two additional lanes between Northern California and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. The guarantee is now available...
