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UP, NS announce joint service agreement
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In a move to compete with trucks, Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway announced Monday a new joint expedited service designed to reduce shipment transit times from eastern cities to Mexico, the Commercial Appeal reports. The dedicated...
Amtrak halts most high-speed trains
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak suspended most of its high-speed Acela Express service Tuesday so it could inspect the trains for cracks in shock absorbers beneath their locomotive cars, a wire service reported. Amtrak found the cracks below three Acela Express...
Amtrak cancels Acela service on safety concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak today removed all of its high-speed Acela trains from service after discovering cracks and breaks in a heavy bracket on the wheel sets which could fall under the train and cause a derailment or hit other trains and objects along the right of...
Railtrack offers settlement to crash victims
LONDON -- Insolvent UK rail network operator Railtrack said on Sunday it would offer compensation to victims of a fatal train crash in May on the northern edge of London, even though blame has yet to be allocated for it, in a move to speed claims and limit suffering,...
Part of progressive new `maglev’ train delivered to China
BEIJING -- A wire service reports that a section of the world's first commercial high-speed magnetic-levitation train has been delivered to China. Three train cars were unloaded Friday in Shanghai, where the "maglev" line will run from the city's financial district to...
Maglev train in Va. takes first, slow slides
NORFOLK, Va. -- With a few computer keystrokes, the nation's first magnetic levitation train lifts and slowly moves down a short stretch of track at Old Dominion University, the Virginian-Pilot reported. These early test runs at about 4 mph along the length of the...
Railway Age announces short line, regional railroads of the year
NEW YORK -- Railway Age magazine has named Bridgeton, N.J.-based Winchester & Western Railroad as Short Line Railroad of the Year and Port Clinton, Pa.-based Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad as Regional Railroad of the Year. A connecting Class I railroad,...
BNSF CEO says executives must adopt, instill moral code
FORT WORTH, Texas -- One top Fort Worth business executive said Thursday that the cure for corporate malfeasance is not more laws, but for company leaders to follow -- and instill -- a moral code as well, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Speaking in terms more...
Railroad feels ire of Chicago City Hall
CHICAGO -- Mayor Daley and Ald. Ginger Rugai (19th) called Thursday for first-ever penalties against CSX after accusing the railroad of blocking at least five Southwest Side intersections for 43 minutes this week without warning the 911 center in advance, the Chicago...
N.Y. to get $4.5 billion aid for rail hub
NEW YORK -- The U.S. government will contribute $4.5 billion in disaster relief aid to build an underground transportation hub at the former World Trade Center site, The New York Times reported. The project, a long-held wish of transportation planners that would link...
