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Panel weighs Amtrak alternatives
WASHINGTON -- A panel began work Friday on a new blueprint for America's passenger rail system that would take much or all of Amtrak's authority and divide it among states or private companies, a wire service reports. While differing on many details, most members of...
Private cos. could take over Amtrak routes
WASHINGTON -- According to a wire service, Amtrak, the money-losing national railroad, could have its routes divided among regional operators as part of a broad plan to restructure the passenger operator, the board that oversees its finances said on Friday. The Amtrak...
Safety issues linked to Via Rail derailment injuries
HALIFAX -- A federal report into a Via Rail crash in Nova Scotia last spring found a number of safety problems, including poorly lit emergency signs and unsecured beds in sleeping cars, according to a wire service reports. The April 12 derailment, in Stewiacke, N.S.,...
Amtrak launches new service
PORTLAND, Maine -- Rail enthusiasts lined up early Saturday morning to board the Amtrak Downeaster on its first regularly scheduled run from Portland to Boston, reports a wire service. The sold-out departure marked the first time passenger trains have traveled that...
Magnetic attraction: High speed trains
WASHINGTON -- After a few minutes playing with toy magnets, even a child quickly sees that one magnet can push or pull the other around. But it took a rocket scientist at the turn of the past century to make the conceptual leap of using magnetic attraction and...
CN’s Tellier says monetary union is inevitable
MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier, chief executive of Canadian National Railway Co., said on December 13 that monetary union with the United States is inevitable because the economic integration of the two countries is proceeding so quickly, the National Post reports. "My own...
‘Tis always the season to be careful at rail crossings and rights-of-way
WASHINGTON -- During the holiday season we have a lot on our minds, but a national highway-rail safety group is cautioning motorists and pedestrians to be careful at highway-rail grade crossings and to stay off rail rights-of-way. “Take Safety to Heart,” is the...
Canada moves toward national standard at railway crossings
VICTORIA, B.C. -- Carmanah Technologies Inc. has completed Phase 1 of National Standard for LED Warning Signals at Railway Crossings all throughout Canada. This phase completes a review of the standards in use in other jurisdictions, compares the strengths and...
Port Authority approves new PATH station for Lower Manhattan
NEW YORK -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey yesterday authorized spending $544 million to build a temporary PATH station in Lower Manhattan beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center, according to the New York Times. The temporary terminal could be...
$5 million project would move 2 miles of CSX tracks
JACKSONVILLE -- Traffic flow in Waycross should improve dramatically with the implementation of a $5 million project that will move a railroad track from downtown where trains have blocked crossings for decades, the Florida Times-Union reports. The City Commission...
