News Archive (April 10 through April 16)

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• Railroads seek to fix last remaining bottlenecks (AP)
  BNSF to remove single-track bottlenecks from transcontinental route.
• NJ Transit looks to extend train service (The Times)
  NJ Transit considers express service between New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City.
• Railroad IPOs chug through slowing market (Reuters)
  Progress Rail Services seeks to raise $345 million in public stock offering.
• UP Steam Locomotive No. 844 to Visit South Central States (UP)
  Union Pacific locomotive to make 35-day, 10-state tour to celebrate history and heritage.
• Railroad industry surging with new demand (Chicago Tribune)
  Chicago to benefit from increased rail investment due to rising demand.
• New Orleans-Baton Rouge Amtrak route considered (AP)
  New Amtrak route would serve commuting workers following Hurricane Katrina.
• Amtrak acts to make up for disruption (USA Today)
  Amtrak and CSX restore service on Friday following bridge repairs in North Carolina.
• US rail freight handler steams into Shanghai (Xinhua)
  BNSF to open first office in China, signifying importance of China intermodal business.
• Meridian Speedway Clears Last Hurdle (AP)
  STB approves Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern joint venture.
• Light-rail link to airport approved (Puget Sound Business Journal)
  Rail link between downtown Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma Airport expected by 2009.
• NJ Transit plan eases commute (Times Herald-Record)
  Commuter rail agency will modify Penn Station concourse and create link to new station.
• Commuter train system to expand (Oakland Tribune)
  Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor sees continued ridership growth.
• Costs rise for north line as feds tighten rail spending (Charlotte Business Journal)
  Proposed 30-mile North Corridor commuter rail line from Charlotte sees rising costs.
• Plan for train service to L.A. gathers steam (Desert Sun)
  State proposal calls for daily Amtrak service between Indio, Palm Springs, and LA.
• Citizens' Watchdog Group Criticizes CSX Plan (WLOX)
  Americans for Prosperity oppose proposal to purchase CSX Gulf Coast route for $700M.
• Rail Intermodal Traffic Up Sharply in Most Recent Week (AAR)
  US intermodal volume rises 8.7%, carload freight declines 0.1%, last week.
• End of the line for Falls rail service (Sheboygan Press)
  Union Pacific discontinues rail service to Sheboygan Falls due to low demand.
• Three engines on derailed train weren't running (Globe and Mail)
  Investigation into last August's CN derailment near Squamish focuses on locomotives.
• School teaches life on the rails (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  National Academy of Railroad Sciences teaches the changing face of railroading.
• Four dead in Greek train derailment (Reuters)
  Train and truck collision on Sunday kills four, injures dozens.
• Freight train derailment stalls trolley (Union-Tribune)
  Overnight derailment on the San Diego & Imperial Valley RR disrupts San Diego trolley.
• Traffic still rerouted after train derailment (Bangor Daily News)
  Truck hits Maine, Montreal & Atlantic train, causing derailment in Hampden, Maine.
• Train derails near Prince Albert (CBC)
  Carlton Trail Railway derails at least seven cars in Saskatchewan.