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Head of Metra stepping down
(The following story appeared on the ABC7 Chicago website on April 15, 2011.) CHICAGO — The head of Metra will reportedly announce Friday morning that she is stepping down. Carole Doris has served as chairperson of Metra since August of 2006. An associate for Doris...
Gulf Coast Rail District continues study to improve congestion along Hwy. 290
(The following story by Betsy Ellison appeared on the Community Impact website on April 15, 2011.) HOUSTON, Tex. — The Gulf Coast Rail District is in its final stages of completing a yearlong two-part study to determine the future of a possible commuter rail reaching...
Critical Agreement Executed for Foothill Extension Light Rail Project
(The following story appeared on the PR Newswire website on April 15, 2011.) Metro and BNSF Railway Amend Shared-Use Agreement for 11.5-Mile Corridor MONROVIA, Calif. — Today, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority)...
18 coal cars derail in train wreck near Surveyor
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on The Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
Train collides with stalled SUV near Kiowa Monday night
(The following story by Yvonne Miller appeared on The Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram website on April 13, 2011.) KIOWA, Kan. — Monday, at 10:55 p.m. a man was injured in a vehicle/train crash on the tracks one mile north of Kiowa, Kan. According to the Kansas Highway...
Riding along in Amtrak’s “quiet car”
(The following story appeared on the News Times website on April 13, 2011.) DANBURY, Conn. — I had an early March getaway weekend in Baltimore visiting a high school friend and appreciating the advent of spring, which was much more apparent in that southern clime. I...
NJ Transit postpones Warren Avenue project until summer
(The following story by Karen Kleimann appeared on the Town Journal website on April 14, 2011.) BERGEN, NJ — Plans to repair the Warren Avenue railroad track and repave the street, set to begin this month, will be postponed until late summer, NJ Transit recently told...
Long-awaited Delta train bridge construction set to start in May
(The following story by Kevin Swayze appeared on The Record website on April 14, 2011.) CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Next month, it’s finally, really, going to happen. That’s when construction starts on a $25 million bridge to carry Hespeler Road over the Canadian Pacific...
Jerseyville police crack down on crossing violations
(The following story by Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on April 14, 2011.) JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — Twelve residents were issued citations Wednesday for disobeying railroad crossing signals in an Operation Lifesaver program conducted jointly by the...
Fed Cuts Could Hit Georgia
(The following story by Edgar Treiguts appeared on the GPB News website on April 13, 2011.) ATLANTA, GA — The recent Congressional budget deal includes a pullback of nearly $1.5 billion in money meant for nationwide high speed rail projects. Whether there's fallout on...
Derailment sends 34 freight cars off the rails south of Artesia on Wednesday
(The following story appeared on The Republic website on April 13, 2011.) ARTESIA, N.M. — Some 34 freight cars have derailed south of Artesia in southeastern New Mexico. Investigators did not immediately know what caused roughly a third of a 94-car train to derail...
BNSF service cut off in Grand Forks
(The following story by Tu-Uyen Tran appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on April 14, 2011.) Burlington Northern Santa Fe has suspended rail service in Grand Forks, along with service in Mayville and Harwood, N.D., because of flooding, the railroad company...
18 coal cars derail in train wreck near Surveyor
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on the Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
Woman survives after car collides with moving train
(The following appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on April 13, 2011.) DAYTON, Ohio — A woman received minor injuries after police said she ran her car into a moving train early Wednesday. The incident happened shortly after 1 a.m. in the 200 block of North...
U.S. high-speed rail ‘myths’ debunked
(The following story appeared on the CNN website on April 13, 2011.) Are proposed multibillion dollar high-speed railway projects in the United States a smart move or a huge waste of taxpayer dollars? CNN.com users are challenging politicians, policymakers and each...
Tunnel to enable Metro-North links to LIRR, Penn Station
(The following story appeared on The Journal News website on April 12, 2011.) NEW YORK — Work continues on a $7.3 billion project that will allow train riders from Westchester and Putnam to travel directly to Penn Station or to connect directly to Long Island Rail...
Rising Railroad Shipments Show U.S. Expansion Gaining Momentum
(The following story by Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld appeared on the Bloomberg website on April 13, 2011.) Growth in railroad-shipping volume shows the U.S. economic expansion is gaining momentum, even with rising energy prices in the first quarter. Total rail...
Rail Woes Hit Auto Deliveries
(The following story by Jeff Bennett and Sharon Terlep appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on April 13, 2011.) Fairgrounds, Storage Lots Fill as Freight Car Shortages Stall Detroit Shipments DETROIT, Mich. — Already rattled by a looming shortage of...
NY gets $3.3 million for track, rail capacity
(The following story by Tina Barbaccia appeared on the Equipment World website on April 13, 2011.) New York — The State of New York is receiving $3.3 million to add track and rail capacity in the congested Upstate New York area, advancing the state’s high-speed...
Dad charged with reckless homicide after daughter killed by train
(The following story by Jason Meisner appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 12, 2011.) CHICAGO, Ill. — Are proposed multibillion dollar high-speed railway projects in the United States a smart move or a huge waste of taxpayer dollars? CNN.com users are...
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