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NE Corridor train deaths: 5 in 2 weeks

(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 12, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — Investigators believe the deaths of two men hit by Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor line 11 hours apart yesterday were suicides. The latest fatalities bring to five...

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Crews cleaning up Conn. train derailment

(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 12, 2010.) WINDHAM, Conn. — Connecticut environmental officials have returned to the site of a freight train derailment in Windham to oversee the removal of four cars carrying ethanol that went off the tracks....

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Opinion: Health reform passes the cost test

(The following column by David M. Cutler appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on March 9, 2010.) NEW YORK — Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the "cost curve." A number...

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That time of year again — prepare to set clocks ahead

(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on March 12, 2010.) CHICAGO — It's coming a few days later than in the last few years, but this weekend it's time to "spring forward" again for daylight-saving time. Last year, it began March 8; the year before,...

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Oregon to buy two Talgo passenger trains

(The following story by John Gillie appeared on The News Tribune website on March 11, 2010.) TACOMA, Wash. — Oregon’s Department of Transportation has announced that the state will buy two new Talgo high-speed trains to augment Amtrak’s Cascades service between...

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Kansas House advances passenger rail measure

(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 10, 2010.) TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House has given initial approval to a measure laying the foundation for expanded passenger rail service through the state. The bill would establish a passenger rail program...

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