News Archive (June 19 through June 25)

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• Atlantic City casino train gets fast passage (Asbury Park Press)
  Casinos to fund express rail service between New York and Atlantic City by fall 2007.
• Union Pacific Uses Training, Gravity (AP)
  UP uses engineer training, gravity, and rewards to conserve fuel.
• Amtrak Statement on Power Fluctuations Affecting Morning Rush Hour (Amtrak)
  Wednesday power outage had causes unrelated to similar events of the past month.
• Derailment prompts concern (Missoulian)
  Montana Rail Link officials take 38 minutes to notify 9-1-1 of ethanol leak.
• Schumer Throws Support Behind S.I. Light Rail System (NY1)
  New York senator supports light rail for Staten Island.
• KC Southern makes tracks to intermodal future (Kansas City Business Journal)
  New services designed as alternative shipment corridors to congested West Coast ports.
• Oft-delayed commuter rail has 'unofficial' start date: Sept. 18 (Tennessean.com)
  Nashville's Music City Star commuter rail service to begin in September.
• Crews working around the clock to clean up Monroe County derailment (WBIR)
  Norfolk Southern derails 21 cars near Sweetwater Tennessee early Tuesday.
• New train names (Copley News Service)
  A president, a poet, a dog proposed for Amtrak routes being added in Illinois.
• Work begins on commuter rail in northern Utah (ABC4)
  Construction begins on new commuter rail line north of Salt Lake City.
• All aboard: Amtrak adds train to Portland (Seattle Times)
  Fourth train will be added to service between Seattle and Portland on July 1.
• Fate of Central Corridor linked to funding questions (Minnesota Public Radio)
  Voters to decide on $840 million light rail line between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
• Steam engine train to make weekend trips in state (Journal Sentinel)
  Wisconsin excursions with Milwaukee Road 261 to support National Railroad Museum.
• Railroads Delivering Record Amounts of Coal to Assist Utility Plants (AAR)
  AAR tells the FERC that railroads are delivering record coal volumes to utilities.
• FreightCar America will get NS rolling (Roanoke Times)
  Norfolk Southern awards FreightCar America contract to build 1600 new coal cars.
• Group Works To Bring Passenger Trains To Dubuque (KWWL)
  Northern Illinois-Eastern Iowa Rail Coalition promotes service from Chicago to Dubuque.
• Strong Gains Reported in Rail Freight Traffic (AAR)
  Intermodal and carload freight volumes rise 9.6% and 5.5%, respectively, over last year.
• Portable On-Demand Video and Audio Entertainment System Rolls Out Nationally for Amtrak Passengers (Amtrak)
  Amtrak passengers can enjoy movies, TV shows, cartoons, music videos, and music.