News Archive (August 28 through September 3)

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• Kummant Comes On Board As New Amtrak CEO (Forbes)
  Former Union Pacific executive named as Amtrak chief effective September 12.
• Metra Train Photo Ban 'Clarified' (NBC5)
  Union Pacific backs down from photo ban due to public controversy.
• Railroad Industry Expects Record Volume (AP)
  Record freight volumes are expected to move smoothly during peak season.
• East Coast officials gather in NYC to review India train bombings (AP)
  State officials discuss potential rail security improvements.
• Steady stream of riders inaugurates MetroLink (St. Louis Dispatch)
  $678M, eight mile light rail extension to Shrewsbury opens in St. Louis.
• South Dakota Groups Unite Behind DM&E Upgrade (DM&E)
  Coalition demonstrates support for railroad's Powder River Basin expansion.
• New railroad not favored by ranchers (Rocky Mountain News)
  Some landowners oppose Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern expansion.
• Amtrak Restores Most Service South of Washington (Amtrak)
  Most service resumes Saturday, September 2, as tropical storm moves north.
• Amtrak to start more trains to San Jose (Inside Bay Area)
  Amtrak Capitol Corridor adds three daily roundtrips from Oakland to San Jose.
• Amtrak adds service between Sacramento and Bay Area (Business Journal)
  Sacramento to Oakland route gains four new weekday roundtrips.
• Amtrak won't cut Tidewater trains (Times-Dispatch)
  Amtrak reverses position over potential cut of train service to Newport News.
• In Charlotte, light rail is on track (News & Observer)
  Charlotte's light rail begins in 2007, while proposals fail in Raleigh-Durham.
• Genesee & Wyoming Acquires Assets of the Chattahoochee & Gulf RR (GWI)
  Regional and shortline operator purchases 29mi route in Georgia and Alabama.
• Genesee & Wyoming Acquires Rail Line to Portsmouth Terminal (GWI)
  G&W purchases 12.5mi line through Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Suffolk, Virginia.
• Providence and Worcester Railroad stock climbs (Providence Journal)
  Regional railroad's stock climbs over news of potential acquisition.
• Panel eyes commuter plan: Rockford to Elgin (Courier News)
  Illinois state officials study transportation options between Rockford and Elgin.
• Proposed Riverside-San Diego commuter rail to be restudied (Daily Transcript)
  Riverside to reconsider commuter rail link to San Diego, initially rejected 15 years ago.
• FTA action cited as ‘huge’ for rail reality by 2009 (ABC Newspapers)
  Federal Transit Administration to approve Northstar Commuter Rail in Minneapolis.
• Commuter and Light Rail Driving Development in California (CPN)
  Rail expansion creates development opportunities in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
• Bombardier subway deal clears hurdle (Globe and Mail)
  Toronto Transit Commission passes controversial $674M contract for subway cars.
• Record Third Quarter Ridership on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner (Amtrak)
  High gas prices boost ridership on San Diego - Los Angeles - San Luis Obispo route.
• Freight yard annexation up for voters’ approval (AP)
  BNSF seeks $200 million intermodal facility in Gardner, Kansas.
• A push to get everyone on board with rail safety (Virginian-Pilot)
  Norfolk Southern Operation Lifesaver train demonstrates need for crossing safety.
• Chemical car goes off tracks in Beaumont (Beaumont Enterprise)
  BNSF train carrying liquid potassium hydroxide derails in Texas.
• Judge dismisses city's railroad suit (The Hawk Eye)
  Federal judge rules against City of Burlington in its suit against BNSF.
• Cuyahoga Valley railroad receives federal funds (Plain Dealer)
  Ohio tourist railroad receives $900,000 grant.