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Opinion: Fast train to nowhere
David Gunn, the man credited with turning around the New York City subway system in the 1980's, has found an equally daunting challenge, reports an editorial in the New York Times. Amtrak, which he has led since May, seems to have cornered the market on self-inflicted...
Safety problem with Amtrak’s Acela detected three years ago, official says
BOSTON -- A federal railroad safety official confirmed yesterday that early safety trials of Amtrak's Acela Express trains revealed that the sophisticated shock absorbers that stabilize the locomotives were susceptible to cracks, the Boston Globe reports. Amtrak...
Alstom shares hit by train worries, financials
PARIS -- A wire service reports that shares of French engineering and transportation equipment company Alstom SA took a pounding on Thursday after a Deutsche Bank downgrade that was compounded by mounting concerns about the safety of trains the company has supplied to...
Train riders react to Amtrak service changes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Liz Jones seemed unruffled about Amtrak's suspension of its high-speed Acela Express train service yesterday, the second time in a week, according to the Providence Journal. "We're not steaming, we're not fuming. We just take it philosophically,"...
Amtrak sidelines express trains, 15 electric locomotives
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak pulled all of its high-speed Acela Express trains and 15 other electric locomotives from service yesterday as more cracks were found in the suspension systems, the Washington Times reported. The railroad gave no date for when it expects the...
Amtrak sidelines more locomotives because of defect
WASHINGTON -- According to the New York Times, Amtrak's equipment problems grew today to include locomotives for slower trains that had not been affected by its suspension of the high-speed Acela Express service this week, and the railroad said the few Acela trains it...
Famed filmmakers hit the rails for train trip
CALGARY -- For two Hollywood directors, this summer's biggest blockbuster is the Canadian countryside, the Calgary Sun reported. The Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, the man behind the Star Wars movies, are holidaying aboard the luxurious railcars of...
BNSF, IBM sign a 10-year agreement
FORT WORTH, Texas and ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and IBM today announced that they have signed a 10-year agreement under which IBM will assume responsibility for management of a large portion of BNSF's computing...
Opinion: Making tracks to new downtown
NEW YORK -- Now that $4.55 billion in federal money is in hand, one of the most important pieces of lower Manhattan's rebirth -- a state-of-the-art transit hub -- can go from drawing board to actuality. But let's be careful down there, advises an editorial in the New...
Senator seeks rail security funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the Senate prepares to consider a wide range of transportation provisions during next month's floor debate of its sweeping homeland security bill, some lawmakers are warning that potential vulnerabilities in the nation's rail system have been...
