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Nevada resident claims nuclear waste routes discriminatory
LAS VEGAS -- Claiming potential routes for nuclear waste shipments to Yucca Mountain discriminate against minorities, a Nevada resident asked a U.S. federal court June 28 to shut down the Department of Energy's repository program. The action Jonathan Galaviz filed in...
New GAO report outlines changes in railroad freight rates between 1997-2000
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new General Accounting Office (GAO) report released on July 1 regarding freight railroad rates found that rail rates generally decreased for most commodities during the 1997 through 2000 time period, according to a report on the House...
S&P may still change Amtrak’s ratings
NEW YORK -- According to a wire service, a final agreement has been reached between The National Railroad Passenger Corp. and the Bush Administration, which will enable Amtrak to continue to operate through the summer (the company had threatened to shut down...
Former Amtrak exec says it may be necessary to end long routes
DELAFIELD, Wis. -- It may be necessary to shut down Amtrak' s long-distance routes for it to survive, a former president of the national passenger railroad' s Chicago-based Intercity unit says. A wire service reports that Mark Cane, who is now a Delafield investor,...
CN says small break in track caused derailment in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- A wire service reports that a broken railroad track caused the Memorial Day train derailment that forced 2,200 Potterville residents to evacuate, according to the company that owns the train. Jack Burke, a spokesman for Canadian National Railway Co.,...
N.Y. county protests railroad tax break
HILLSDALE, N.Y. -- Both houses of the New York state legislature have adopted a bill that will make huge cuts in property taxes paid by railroads. The governor plans to sign the measure, but local officials aren't happy about it, saying it will end up squeezing local...
CPR updates three-year network restructuring plan
CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) updated its three-year network plan as the first step toward discontinuing segments of two low-volume prairie branch lines which have experienced long-term traffic declines and major structural damage. The lines added to the...
Amtrak, Administration look ahead
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Having sealed a deal to solve Amtrak's immediate budget crisis, the Bush administration and leaders of the national passenger railroad now must tackle differences over long-term reforms, a wire service reported. Amtrak Chairman John Robert Smith...
Gunn tracking down solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- David Gunn turned down the job of running Amtrak in 1993 because he didn't think the company was in enough trouble to capture the attention of Washington, USA Today reports. But Gunn, who has run four big-city or regional transit systems, changed...
Gunn update to Amtrak employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following was conveyed to Amtrak employees nationwide in a special advisory from Amtrak President and CEO David L. Gunn on June 28, 2002. Dear Amtrak Co-workers: After much work, we reached a final agreement with the Department of...
