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Rider figures please train promoters
DOVER, N.H. -- The group promoting the new passenger train run between Boston and Portland, Maine, is pleased by early rider figures, a wire service reports. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority says the train attracted more passengers last month than the...
BNSF will bring jobs to Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Just days after lamenting the eventual loss of more than a third of the jobs at the local Goodyear plant, Mayor Don Wesely Friday announced "a good day in Lincoln" as Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad disclosed plans to move its freight car repair...
SEPTA prepared for winter snowstorms
PHILADELPHIA -- Preventive maintenance will keep SEPTA on track during winter snowstorms. Plans are in place to keep buses, trolleys, subway-elevated trains, and regional rail service in operation through the storm. Plans include: * Work crews will arrive early with...
Freight traffic flat during second week of new year
WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was relatively flat during the week ended January 12 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported January 17 on its website. Intermodal traffic registered a...
Bombardier delays plant closings
MONTREAL -- Plans by Bombardier Inc.'s transportation unit to close two railway equipment plants in Germany have been delayed because of opposition from local politicians and trade unions, the National Post reports. The Montreal-based company said yesterday a meeting...
‘Cooling off’ ordered to prevent United Airlines strike
WASHINGTON -- A 30-day "cooling-off" period was issued Sunday to prevent a strike by disgruntled United Airlines mechanics, according to a wire service report. In a brief statement issued by the White House, President Bush said he "remains concerned about the effect...
Dutch Rail privatization under fire
LONDON -- The problems of Britain's privatised rail network have led inhabitants of other European countries to fear their national railways could suffer similar punctuality and safety problems, BBC News reports. As a result, rail privatisation programmes in France...
Union fights for assaulted driver
LONDON -- Great Britain's train drivers union, ASLEF, is going to court in an effort to win compensation for a driver who was assaulted by a passenger, BBC News reports. The unusual move is part of a campaign by the union to crack down on attacks on rail staff in...
Regulatory delay crimps railroad depot plans
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The Alaska Railroad will have to hustle if it wants to open its new Fairbanks depot in 2004, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. The construction schedule is stalled because railroad officials had to prove that the project won't contribute to...
‘Live on Acela Express’ event series debuts Saturday, January 19
PHILADELPHIA -- Guests aboard Acela Express, the nation's first high-speed rail service, will be treated to live performances and other special events tied to Northeast Corridor locations along the train route as Amtrak introduces its new event series, "Live On Acela...
