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Wisc. studies rail options for easing congestion
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Trains could carry suburban commuters into Milwaukee while the Marquette Interchange is being rebuilt -- and perhaps for the 20 years of massive freeway reconstruction that will follow -- under plans being considered by state transportation...
Pittsburgh residents disagree with CSX plan to close crossing
PITTSBURGH -- Saverio "Sam" Strati, who has lived below the railroad tracks in Hazelwood for 48 years, isn't too happy these days with his neighbor, CSX railroad. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a few months ago, the railroad fixed the Tecumseh Street...
Downeaster schedule changes allow longer visits to Maine
PORTLAND, Maine -- According to a wire service, the rail authority that runs Amtrak's Downeaster passenger rail service is making changes to its weekend schedule so visitors can stay in Maine longer. Starting Saturday, the last Boston-bound train out of Portland will...
Flight attendants remember ‘forgotten heroes’
WASHINGTON -- Flight attendants from across the United States will honor the "forgotten heroes" of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as members of the Association of Flight Attendants will participate in more than a dozen memorial ceremonies held at locations around the...
Extra train tunnel security pays off in Detroit
DETROIT -- Border officials stepped up security at the rail freight tunnel between Detroit and Windsor following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and now they're seeing tougher measures paying dividends, WDIV Local 4 reported. The tunnel has been a smuggling route for...
Opinion: TSA has achieved much
By James M. Loy NEW YORK -- As much as anyone, the dedicated employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) want the security of traveling Americans honed to its sharpest possible edge. And we are the first to admit that there have been problems, an...
Railroad video outlines fatigue
OMAHA, Neb. -- The nation's largest railroad has produced a classroom video to illustrate the effects of fatigue, hoping it will be a wake-up call for America's increasingly weary youth, reports a wire service. Titled "Z-9 Adolescents and Sleep," the 10-minute Union...
Beam us up with maglev, we’ll all be floating on air
WASHINGTON -- What if you could travel from Washington to Baltimore by rail in 17 minutes? Science fiction? Not really. It's closer than you think, according to the Washington Post. On Nov. 30, the Maryland Transit Administration will submit a draft environmental...
Four dead, one injured in train-truck collision
De GRAFF, Ohio -- According to a wire service, the badly burned condition of the bodies of four people killed in a fiery collision between a train and pickup truck could make identifying them difficult, Logan County Sheriff Michael Henry said. "We are going to have a...
Opinion: Fast-track ideas about slow-motion travel
By Michael Schofield WASHINGTON -- Exasperated passengers waiting for the on-again, off-again Amtrak Acela express trains recently in Washington, New York and Boston were luckier than they knew, according to an editorial in the Washington Post. Unlike most of the...
