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Railway execs paint rosy industry picture
CHICAGO -- A wire service reports that leading railway executives painted a brightening picture of the rail industry on Friday, saying business was beginning to get a lift from the economy and they were on target to meet financial forecasts. Burlington Northern Santa...
Transportation workers mobilize to urge Congress, President to boost transportation spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Congress and the President consider the Fiscal Year 2003 transportation spending bill, transportation workers from across the country will be calling upon their leaders in Washington to rally around a strong 2003 transportation spending bill...
Health care: You get less, pay more
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a report from the Dow Jones Newswire, workers and their dependents are more likely to see company-sponsored health-care costs rise and package benefits decrease this year -- a trend that will only worsen in coming years, according to a...
Woman killed by NS train near Toledo
MONROE, Ohio -- The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office yesterday released the name of the 21-year-old local woman found dead after she was struck and dragged by a freight train early Wednesday on the northbound Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in east Monroe, the Toledo...
Rail traffic up in August
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail carload traffic rose 1.5 percent (20,405 carloads) while intermodal rail traffic rose 8.0 percent (58,541 units) in August 2002 compared to August 2001, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on September 5. For the third...
VIA Rail helps bring CBCs 50th anniversary celebration to Canadians
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- VIA Rail Chairman Jean Pelletier joined CBC Chair Carole Taylor today to launch the CBC-TV VIA Rail Train, which will bring the celebration of 50 years of Canadian television to communities across Canada, the railway said in a press release. CBC...
CDTA approves deal with Amtrak
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Capital District Transportation Authority this morning approved a deal that officials say should have Amtrak passengers catching trains out of a new $53.1 million Rensselaer station in less than a month, the Albany Times-Union reports. Under the...
BC Rail passenger service to end, despite objections
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- BC Rail is determined to close its money-losing passenger rail service from North Vancouver to Prince George despite a plea from municipal politicians along the route for it to be maintained, the Vancouver Sun reports. "We intend to close the...
Railroad pleads in fire case
YREKA, Calif. -- Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (COPR) pleaded no contest to 10 misdemeanors Wednesday, putting an end to two years of litigation between the railroad and Siskiyou County over a series of wildfires, the Siskiyou Daily News reported. The railroad...
Amtrak engineer retires after 30 years
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The Amtrak Carolinian celebrated with bells and whistles, the High Point Enterprise reported. The Harper family responded with cheers, balloons, prayers and a few tears. That's how Amtrak engineer Ralph Harper of High Point ended 30 years on the...
