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Grain leaders criticize out-of-state discounts on railroad pricing
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Local grain leaders are blasting expanded railroad discounts to farmers in neighboring states, saying the move stings Montana producers who already are victims of price-gouging, the Great Falls Tribune reports. The move expands discount rates to...
Teens hit by Amtrak train in Dec. used drugs
PHILADELPHIA -- Three teen-agers killed by an Amtrak train had marijuana and the hallucinogen PCP in their systems, according to toxicology reports. “They were certainly impaired, to the point where they may not have been aware of the approaching train,” Bucks County...
Ferroequus makes bid to use CN track
OTTAWA -- Canada's two major railways are teaming up to fight an effort by a small rival to grab some of their grain moving business, the National Post reports. Edmonton-based Ferroequus Railway Co. Ltd. has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency for the right...
Amtrak Capitol Corridor transit pass program expands
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Effective Friday, February 1, 2002 the highly successful Amtrak Capitol Corridor Transit Transfer Program, which began last May with AC Transit and Sacramento Regional Transit District, expands effective February 1, 2002 to include the Central...
SEPTA names Nicholas J. Staffieri interim general manager
PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. today appointed SEPTA General Counsel Nicholas J. Staffieri, Acting General Manager, effective February 1, 2002, reports a press release. The SEPTA Board delegated Deon the authority to name an Acting General...
Opponents say DM&E battle not over
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Opponents of a proposed Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad line through Brookings say they will continue to fight the project, despite its approval Wednesday by the Surface Transportation Board, according to the Argus Leader. "It's a long, long...
5 found crushed in rail coal car
WILCOX, Ariz. -- The crushed bodies of five men were discovered early Wednesday morning in a coal-filled railroad car delivered to the Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc.'s Apache Generating Station in the town of Cochise, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The...
North Dakota governor, BNSF to discuss rate issue
CHICAGO -- A battle is heating up in North Dakota over the rates that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway charges to haul wheat, the state's top crop, reports a wire service. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven is scheduled to meet with BNSF executives on Thursday to...
Amtrak and D.C. police team up for drug busts
NEW YORK -- Cooperation between Amtrak and District police has helped keep more than a half million dollars in drugs off the streets of New York City. The two agencies worked together twice in 24 hours to pull off major drug busts at Union Station, reports WJLA. Two...
CSXT announces support for regional airport project
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) on Wednesday announced its support for the proposed regional airport for southwestern West Virginia, according to a company press release. “In this fast-moving economy, businesses expect to have efficient, reliable...
