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RAILnews.net Archive : March 2002

03/31/2002 : Amtrak trains offer luxury, comfort and pleasure
03/31/2002 : 2nd-track plan to speed trains in San Diego County faces hurdles
03/31/2002 : Ahead for Amtrak: Bigger subsidies, major changes
03/31/2002 : UTA: Smart Growth Starts in Midvale
03/30/2002 : Montanans fear being isolated by Amtrak cuts
03/30/2002 : Former UP depot gets money for new crown
03/30/2002 : Amtrack woes end possibility for passenger rail service in Montana
03/30/2002 : Wells notorious `L supports to move
03/30/2002 : Kansans may lose passenger trains if Amtrak cuts Southwest Chief
03/29/2002 : Marathon widens slide rail access
03/29/2002 : Rail upgrade safety doubted
03/29/2002 : Caltrain to mirror weekend service with buses during rehab project
03/29/2002 : Bangkoks SkyTrain: High-price ride
03/29/2002 : Katy Freeway design should allow light-rail option
03/29/2002 : Banking on Federal Trax Funds
03/29/2002 : McGregor losing options to renovate depot
03/29/2002 : Railroad Museum — a sound investment in your community
03/29/2002 : Old depot now on track for major renovation
03/29/2002 : Coquitlam left out on SkyTrain
03/29/2002 : New $5 notes too rich for transit ticket dispensers
03/28/2002 : Biden Stalls Transportation Picks
03/28/2002 : Rail upgrade safety doubted
03/28/2002 : Congressional bill offers Amtrak funds
03/28/2002 : NS ends 89 jobs across system
03/28/2002 : Katy Freeway rail line could rival cost of highway expansion
03/28/2002 : Sen. Biden Stalls DOT Picks to Force Vote on Amtrak Security Bill
03/27/2002 : Light Rail Tracks Make Medical Center Mess
03/27/2002 : On the fast track to regional progress
03/27/2002 : Southeastern Colorado Towns Hope to Keep Amtrak Route Alive
03/27/2002 : Speedier trains on the slow track
03/27/2002 : Crossroads for Amtrak
03/27/2002 : More Baggage Screening Likely
03/27/2002 : Little Time Left to Catch the Train, Says Senator
03/26/2002 : Business air travel losing ground to rail
03/26/2002 : CSXT Faces Slave Reparations Lawsuit
03/26/2002 : CSXT Responds To Lawsuit Filed Seeking Financial Reparations
03/26/2002 : Rail purchase eyed less warily
03/26/2002 : Paying the freight
03/26/2002 : Driver Hurt When Train Hits Big-Rig
03/26/2002 : Federal government says ending Champlain Flyer could cost $17 mil.
03/26/2002 : Metro action spurs legal threat
03/26/2002 : Train route gains approval
03/26/2002 : Man found dead on Amtrak train
03/26/2002 : Routes in danger
03/26/2002 : Vilsack: Rail crucial to south Iowa
03/26/2002 : War budget could mark end of the line for Empire Builder
03/26/2002 : Byers brazens out criticism over Railtrack
03/26/2002 : Jerusalem-TA rail line to reopen in 2004
03/25/2002 : Future of Amtrak topic of regional conference
03/25/2002 : Amtrak breakup plan is on the wrong track
03/25/2002 : Railcars on track for hotel duty
03/25/2002 : Amtrak must not be left to die
03/25/2002 : Metro request for I-10 panned
03/25/2002 : U.S. agency rejects light-rail project
03/25/2002 : Getting On Track
03/25/2002 : Cong. Quinn: Railroads part of my life
03/25/2002 : Amtrak restores delivery service
03/25/2002 : Officials test railroad line
03/25/2002 : NCDOT and VDOT Announce Route Selected for High-Speed Trains
03/22/2002 : News skirting rail-line issues
03/22/2002 : Trains put a strain on Salt Lake family
03/22/2002 : Old train basks in Olympic acclaim
03/22/2002 : Train Engineer Killed on Tracks
03/22/2002 : Amtrak budget cuts impact rail safety
03/22/2002 : Going off rails at Amtrak
03/22/2002 : Rail politik
03/22/2002 : Remedy for heavy traffic: light rail
03/22/2002 : Amtrak might leave Erie
03/21/2002 : Let the man make his rail purchase pitch
03/21/2002 : Light rail system studied
03/21/2002 : East-west rail line urged for fast track
03/21/2002 : Full throttle for high-speed rail?
03/21/2002 : Final MTA Appeal of Bus Accord Fails
03/21/2002 : Trains To Depart Pfizer Station
03/21/2002 : Four injured in 18-wheeler, train collision
03/20/2002 : Construction Begins on Alps Rail Link
03/20/2002 : Chemical Customer Honors CSX Transportation With Award
03/20/2002 : TPEL key to Amtraks future and your retirement
03/20/2002 : Rail routes from Boston arent immune from cuts
03/20/2002 : Funding battle brews over Florida bullet train
03/20/2002 : Rail security stalemate breaks open in Senate
03/20/2002 : Turin-Lyon fast-rail work to start
03/20/2002 : Kents Sound Transit garage opening early
03/20/2002 : Despite a death, they keep crossing
03/20/2002 : Katy toll road details still far from concrete
03/19/2002 : U.S. to require safety plan before rail mergers
03/19/2002 : Suit links rail flaw, Amtrak crash
03/19/2002 : Federal government should stop starving Amtrak
03/19/2002 : For Amtraks faithful, a rough ride
03/19/2002 : Airline Bailout Was Wrong
03/19/2002 : How I learned to stop condescending and love the train
03/19/2002 : Train station ready to take on bigger role
03/19/2002 : Rep hints at end of Amtrak in state
03/18/2002 : Struggling Amtrak asking govt. for $1.2 billion
03/18/2002 : BART-Oakland Airport rail link closer to reality
03/18/2002 : Illinois group wants to buy the railroad
03/18/2002 : Fremont man survives crash with Amtrak train
03/18/2002 : Caltrain fare hikes could be ruinous
03/18/2002 : 20s-era engine gets new head of steam
03/17/2002 : Trinity slashes dividend to cut costs
03/17/2002 : CN to seek OK for U.S. annual meetings
03/16/2002 : Valley City Gets New Amtrak Service
03/16/2002 : Senators press for rescue of Amtrak
03/16/2002 : Bush Criticized for Amtrak Delay
03/16/2002 : Transportation plan, gas tax going to voters
03/16/2002 : Misplaced Blame
03/16/2002 : $4 million granted for Oakland rail station
03/15/2002 : SLC Councils Fight With Railroad Losing Steam
03/15/2002 : Amtraks Downeaster exceeds monthly projections again
03/15/2002 : A politician wholl guide the rails
03/15/2002 : TPEL can help save rail passenger service
03/15/2002 : Rail worries put Amtrak passengers on buses
03/15/2002 : Amtrak appears derailed
03/15/2002 : Refocus on high-speed regional trains
03/15/2002 : Senators Call on Bush for Amtrak Reform Plan
03/15/2002 : Bullet train on track toward $6b bond proposal
03/15/2002 : Businesses hoping for Amtraks return
03/15/2002 : CTA scare pits modern threat, aging system
03/15/2002 : SLC Suit Against Railroad Is Tossed
03/15/2002 : Amtrak didnt tell Delaware authorities of fatal accident
03/15/2002 : New costs set back station project
03/15/2002 : Changed hours reflect problems with Amtrak
03/15/2002 : Rail service valuable
03/15/2002 : Rail shortcut of 40 years ends life at 84
03/15/2002 : Delays force NJ Transit to revise Montclair debut
03/13/2002 : Amtrak adds another Central Valley train
03/13/2002 : On the rails to nowhere
03/13/2002 : INTERVIEW-First levitating passenger train on track
03/13/2002 : Hassle, not fear, is crippling air travel
03/13/2002 : Congress still on wrong track with Amtrak
03/13/2002 : Sen. Murray Targets Amtrak Regional Divide
03/12/2002 : Determined passengers sidetrack Amtraks plans
03/12/2002 : Alleged vandal charged with storing deadly cyanide in subway
03/12/2002 : Amtrak puts Columbus woman’s cheesecakes on menu
03/12/2002 : Train cars derail at grain elevator
03/12/2002 : Keep politics out of state rail decisions
03/12/2002 : Its all aboard for rail plan
03/12/2002 : New rail depot receives backing
03/12/2002 : End of the Line?
03/12/2002 : Bombardier wins dlrs 1.49 billion train order in the U.K.
03/12/2002 : Amtrak reform picks up steam - again
03/12/2002 : Ideologues cant stop kicking Amtrak
03/12/2002 : Amtraks Clouded Fate: Big Stakes For Us All
03/11/2002 : End of the line looms for Amtrak
03/11/2002 : The End of the Line for Amtrak?
03/11/2002 : Can NY Become the 1st Truly 21st Cen. Inter-Connected Metropolis?
03/11/2002 : U. Pacific Execs Get Stock Incentives
03/11/2002 : Record train order for UKs worst line
03/11/2002 : Downeaster may face unsure future
03/11/2002 : Amtrak Has Plenty of Flaws, But America Would Be Poorer Without It
03/11/2002 : Put Amtraks long-distance trains out of their misery
03/10/2002 : Heartland wants waxing
03/10/2002 : U.P. Wins: Trains Rumble Through Neighborhoods
03/10/2002 : New Metro Car Heaters Disconnected After Fire
03/09/2002 : Amtrak president’s resignation understandable
03/09/2002 : Congressman likely will win, but city still loses
03/09/2002 : East Texas riders and revenue up
03/09/2002 : Metro extension could cost $3.3 billion
03/09/2002 : Ben Franklin Transit debate nearing peak
03/09/2002 : Big money fuels scheme to derail Amtrak for good
03/09/2002 : Murray Holds Hearing on Future of Amtrak
03/09/2002 : Continental Airlines and Amtrak Launch Comprehensive Codeshare
03/09/2002 : The Way of the Trains
03/09/2002 : Amtrak chief departs line
03/09/2002 : Detroit shipper needs Amtrak to keep rolling
03/09/2002 : Warrington offers Amtrak insights
03/09/2002 : US says passenger rail to cost at least $2.5 bln
03/09/2002 : Guilford, Amtrak still deadlocked on the issue of speed
03/09/2002 : Amtrak derails some services
03/09/2002 : The little railroad that cant
03/09/2002 : CTA trains back on schedule
03/09/2002 : MBTA launches bidding process for commuter lines
03/09/2002 : Gas-tax dedication measure wins approval of voters
03/09/2002 : Dukakis Advocates High-Speed Trains
03/08/2002 : Cities join in effort to save Amtrak
03/08/2002 : Feds strangle Amtrak
03/08/2002 : CN Rail buys 60 General Electric locomotives
03/08/2002 : Sen. Hollings Offers Amtrak Bill
03/08/2002 : Board Warns of Steep Train Routes
03/08/2002 : Track failure blamed in fatal Iowa Amtrak crash
03/08/2002 : Violinist finally receives $35 million damage award
03/08/2002 : Train Speed needs to increase
03/08/2002 : ND Families Return After Derailment
03/08/2002 : Amtrak may be derailed here
03/08/2002 : Amtrak Troubles: Still Looking for the Right Track
03/07/2002 : President of Amtrak Resigns
03/05/2002 : CSX To Adopt Accounting Change
03/05/2002 : Is Amtrak Headed Off the Rails?
03/05/2002 : Stretch Of Downtown Road Closed For Good
03/05/2002 : Amtrak Troubles: Still Looking for the Right Track
03/05/2002 : TransLink stands behind SkyTrain to Coquitlam
03/04/2002 : Freshman spends day working on railroad
03/04/2002 : Wheels clicking, but clocks ticking
03/04/2002 : In-the-Red Amtrak Has No Deficit of Devotees
03/04/2002 : Empire Builder on chopping block
03/04/2002 : Sounder could add new train
03/04/2002 : Residents plan to save Texas Eagle
03/04/2002 : Construction of Charlotte light-rail line delayed
03/04/2002 : Phoenix likely to keep all 18 light-rail stops
03/04/2002 : Amtrak Troubles
03/04/2002 : Amtrak Is Needed
03/04/2002 : Amtrak Is Needed
03/04/2002 : Candidate campaigns on rail
03/02/2002 : Amtrak chugs ahead despite its critics
03/02/2002 : Amtrak cuts deliveries to two towns
03/02/2002 : Amtrak trims service in Wolf Point, East Glacier
03/02/2002 : Dont let them do it
03/02/2002 : Auburns train mess wont go away
03/02/2002 : Trolley service to stretch farther downtown
03/01/2002 : Pataki seeks to cut railroad property taxes 45%
03/01/2002 : Desire, but few funds for rail service
03/01/2002 : Downeaster to cut back on added rail cars
03/01/2002 : Amtrak never considered route cuts to save money
03/01/2002 : Commuter rail study to begin next month
03/01/2002 : Amtrak at Risk Of Shutdown

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