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Rail travelers applaud Ohio’s effort to seek rail network
CLEVELAND -- A new study announced January 9 by the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) is welcomed by the Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (OARP) as a critical first step to securing federal planning and construction funds for fast trains on several...
RailAmerica adds three railroads
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc., the world's largest short line and regional railroad operator, announced that it has completed its acquisition of ParkSierra Corp. for $48 million. The final purchase price consisted of approximately $23 million in cash and...
Bombardier chops 800 jobs
MONTREAL -- Falling demand for business jets has forced Bombardier Inc. to lay off 800 workers at plants in Kansas and Arizona, the Globe and Mail reports. The move is the latest in a series of job cutbacks because ofproduction slowdowns at the Montreal-based company...
Mechanics tell US board UAL treating them unfairly
WASHINGTON -- According to a wire service, a representative of United Airlines mechanics at a hearing on Wednesday accused the carrier of stonewalling in contract talks and urged a presidentially appointed board to recommend a “fair” deal. “The company has stalled and...
UK railways “worst in Europe” says minister
LONDON -- A government minister condemned Britain's railways on Thursday as "the worst in Europe," as fresh rail disruption loomed and postal workers prepared to ballot on a strike, a wire service reports. With industrial relations across the country sinking to a new...
Downgrade sends railroads off track
NEW YORK -- As the outlook for 2002 improves, analysts continue to warn investors that some stocks and sectors may already be factoring in those prospects, CBS MarketWatch.com reports. Morgan Stanley analyst James Valentine told clients Wednesday that railroads are...
Ghost train emerges from WTC rubble
NEW YORK -- Like a nightmare come chillingly to life, this twisted, ghost-like wreckage of a PATH train slowly took form yesterday as recovery workers at ground zero tore away at the rubble that had buried it seven levels beneath the Twin Towers site since Sept. 11,...
Railroad upgrades set to begin
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The first phase of rail improvements designed to ease traffic congestion in Manassas is set to begin in a few weeks, after a delay of 18 months, the Washington Post reports. This phase of construction will involve relocating the crew change station...
Lawsuit filed against mining cos. and U.P.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A lawsuit has been filed against mining companies in northern Idaho's Silver Valley, alleging lead contamination of the air and water that has damaged the health of as many as 100,000 residents, a wire service reports. The lawsuit was filed Monday in...
NY has big transit ideas downtown
NEW YORK -- The New York Daily news reports that the state-city agency charged with rebuilding lower Manhattan will explore creating a downtown transit hub along the lines of Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal, the board chairman said yesterday. John Whitehead,...
