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RAILnews.net Archive : September 2002

09/30/2002 : $88M Oakland-San Jose Improvements + New Amtrak Station!
09/30/2002 : Convenience lures riders to Tri-Rail
09/30/2002 : All aboard the Boca Express
09/30/2002 : Long-Distance Amtrak Trips Coming To An End
09/30/2002 : Amtrak boss responds to firing criticism
09/30/2002 : On MBTA trains, conductors pass the buck by
09/30/2002 : Eurotunnel Deploys Acterna Remote Fiber Test System
09/30/2002 : Subsidizing the Big Lie about trains
09/30/2002 : Revenue goals met, Downeaster officials focus on future
09/30/2002 : Historic engine makes final trip on rails
09/30/2002 : ET Leaders Contemplate Rail System
09/30/2002 : Amtrak hits MBTA on commuter rail costs
09/30/2002 : Commuter rail car will be on display Oct. 23
09/30/2002 : Amtrak faces additional cuts
09/30/2002 : Future of light rail in Seattle area is in judges hands
09/30/2002 : Canada - New transportation blueprint expected by year-end
09/30/2002 : $280 million set aside in regional transit program
09/30/2002 : Can passenger rail line run again?
09/30/2002 : AirTrain Derails At JFK
09/30/2002 : Metra doubling service on 2 lines by 05
09/30/2002 : Feds back $18 million for light rail
09/28/2002 : Amtrak trial expands range of interactive video
09/28/2002 : Alameda Corridor project praised
09/28/2002 : Metra may alter schedule on three lines
09/28/2002 : Amtraks subsidy cut, routes arent
09/28/2002 : Amtrak boss responds to firing criticism
09/28/2002 : The New Rensselaer Rail Station Is Now Open! Info & Photos!
09/27/2002 : S.A. could lose Amtrak routes in budget cuts
09/27/2002 : Northup expected to vote to eliminate Amtrak route
09/27/2002 : Everett Station gets Amtrak
09/27/2002 : Forgotten locomotive gets coat of paint
09/27/2002 : Japanese commuter train derails
09/27/2002 : Hobokens light rail link to open Sunday
09/27/2002 : Five Chicago Amtrak lines face axe
09/27/2002 : Hurricane affects New Orleans rail traffic
09/27/2002 : Mount Hood Railroad granted $2.07-million loan
09/27/2002 : Panel Rejects $1.2 Billion Amtrak Subsidy
09/27/2002 : Amtrak Balks at $762M Funding Plan
09/26/2002 : Amtrak ticket agents let go
09/26/2002 : Proposal for Ailing Amtrak Cuts 6 Long-Distance Trains
09/26/2002 : Give Amtrak and Gunn a chance
09/26/2002 : California commuter rail line to pick up steam
09/26/2002 : Device cuts train noise by 80, pollution by 90%
09/26/2002 : Clean-up continues at Quebec derailment site
09/26/2002 : Train on track for fall foliage season
09/26/2002 : Richmond, Va.-Based CSX May Expand in Norfolk, Va., Area
09/26/2002 : ‘Slab track’ would withstand buckling, cement trade group says
09/26/2002 : First rail passengers in 73 years arrive at McMinnville
09/26/2002 : Ceremony to Commemorate $88 Mil. in Track and Station Improvements
09/26/2002 : Not So Fast
09/26/2002 : Work Starts on Railroad Bridge Replacement
09/26/2002 : Via Rail - New Renaissance Trains on Display September 27
09/26/2002 : Lawmakers seek Amtrak meeting
09/25/2002 : Amtrak To Leave Stations Unmanned For Weekends
09/25/2002 : Contact Congress now to save Amtrak
09/25/2002 : VIA unveils Renaissance rail cars
09/25/2002 : UTU, Alaska Railroad agree to contract
09/25/2002 : Commuters blast train station closingCommuters blast train station
09/25/2002 : UP Curtis Park railyard deal nearer
09/25/2002 : Bill Would Leave Amtrak Short
09/25/2002 : Bill aims to cut Amtrak funding in Houston
09/25/2002 : Threat Delays Amtrak Trip
09/25/2002 : Station finally gets a grand opening
09/25/2002 : Delays behind it, new station pulls in praise
09/25/2002 : Dismal Reliability of New Super Train
09/25/2002 : SLC Set to Break Ground on Commuter Center of Future
09/24/2002 : Rail station has historic look
09/24/2002 : Resident gets first glimpse of Dodge City SF Depot renovations
09/24/2002 : Amtrak wants more money to run trains like the Capitols
09/24/2002 : Derailment blamed on yard engineer
09/24/2002 : Long-awaited Rensselaer rail station opens
09/24/2002 : Planning pays off in Charlotte rail plan
09/24/2002 : Acela: Train to trouble
09/24/2002 : Historic boxcar restoration begins
09/24/2002 : Amtrak train wreck avoided for another year
09/24/2002 : Amtrak is vital link for regions businesses
09/24/2002 : Monorail stalls, stranding 26 people for hour
09/24/2002 : 2 Auto Train cars derailed
09/24/2002 : Bomb threat halts Amtrak train near McKeesport
09/24/2002 : Delays behind it, new station pulls in praise
09/24/2002 : Rail in Texas has uncertain future
09/24/2002 : From a new head, a new plan to save Amtrak
09/24/2002 : Train to trouble
09/24/2002 : Bold approach to traffic problems - by Harris Cohen
09/24/2002 : Story of heroism by Chris Fussell of www.trainweb.org/f40phr231 .
09/23/2002 : Trains run with no engineers aboard
09/23/2002 : Two Amtrak cars derail in Sanford, no injuries
09/23/2002 : High-speed train still waits for funding
09/23/2002 : Rail station ready for patrons
09/22/2002 : Well-intended railroad legislation hits roadblock
09/22/2002 : Board unmoved, will allow railroad track through town
09/22/2002 : Passengers relive deadly Amtrak crash for A&E
09/22/2002 : Load up for Pennsylvanias Steamtown tour
09/22/2002 : 18-wheeler-Amtrak train collision claims drivers life
09/22/2002 : Bombardier anticipated Amtrak troubles
09/21/2002 : Waitings over for NJ Transits new concourse
09/21/2002 : Conductor Dies In Train Accident
09/21/2002 : Fall foliage rail tours between Auburn and Montreal begin Friday
09/21/2002 : Bullet-train bonds go to voters in 04
09/21/2002 : Freight Rail: A Solution To Our Nations Traffic Problems
09/21/2002 : Local rail grant arrives on schedule
09/21/2002 : Drivers on track for smoother railroad crossing
09/21/2002 : Monorail will integrate well with cityscape
09/21/2002 : Daytona Amtrak service in limbo; mayor distraught
09/21/2002 : Concern on switch preceded rail crash
09/21/2002 : California voters to decide on rail system
09/21/2002 : Amtrak mulls job cuts, no freight, billing states
09/20/2002 : UTA to buy property for light rail
09/20/2002 : Caboose gets eye-popping paint job
09/20/2002 : Railroad cuts down on rides for winter season
09/20/2002 : Ardmore deserves a better train station
09/20/2002 : Governor signs California high-speed rail plan
09/20/2002 : Sacramento River escapes derailment unscathed
09/20/2002 : Louisiana among worst in train-car wrecks
09/20/2002 : New obstacle blocks Boston rail plan
09/20/2002 : Maglev train rides quiet, not-so-fast track
09/20/2002 : Protests greet unfurling of rapid-transit proposal
09/20/2002 : TransLink cuts deal to expand rail service
09/20/2002 : UTA closing deal with U.P. for tracks for commuter rail
09/20/2002 : Montclair Connection Approaching Completion
09/20/2002 : State to Acquire Commuter-Rail Rights of Way
09/20/2002 : Californians to vote on rail system in 2004
09/20/2002 : Gifts to help convert depot building to museum space
09/20/2002 : Amtrak Mulls Ending Freight Service
09/20/2002 : Train derailment forces evacuations
09/19/2002 : Rail link reunites Koreas
09/19/2002 : Train-wreck evacuees allowed home
09/19/2002 : Holland America to introduce luxury dome cars in Alaska
09/19/2002 : Historic boxcar being restored in Nevada
09/19/2002 : Maglev statement creates problems
09/19/2002 : Dangerous Railroad Crossing In White County
09/19/2002 : Driver Killed Trying To Beat Metrolink Train
09/19/2002 : Amtrak Chief Proposes More Cuts
09/19/2002 : Dearborn plans transit station
09/19/2002 : At rail station, its down to details
09/19/2002 : Partisan and union disagreements threaten Amtrak’s fiscal future
09/18/2002 : Amtrak fires commuter chief who nixed cost-cutting layoffs
09/18/2002 : CSX to clear railroad crossing in Hazelwood
09/18/2002 : Amtrak fires its head of T service
09/18/2002 : Busways or rails? The wait is over
09/18/2002 : Rail-lovers determined service will survive
09/18/2002 : 2 men hurt, 20 cars derailed in Lewis County train crash
09/17/2002 : Annual service marks fatal Ohio train wreck
09/17/2002 : Petition launched for safety devices at private crossings
09/17/2002 : Rail accident shuts Seattle-Portland main line
09/17/2002 : Search ends for Indian train crash bodies
09/17/2002 : Three NYC subway stations reopen
09/17/2002 : BNSF fined over cleanup in 2000 spill
09/17/2002 : Amtrak: more apologies than a Canadian
09/16/2002 : Two freight trains collide; Amtrak service disrupted
09/16/2002 : Video screens to offer services, advertising to Amtrak passengers
09/16/2002 : Acid Leak Keeps Tennessee Residents from Homes
09/16/2002 : Thousands evacuated after sulfuric acid spill
09/16/2002 : Retiring from the railroad
09/16/2002 : Thousands evacuated after train derails in eastern Tennessee, acid
09/15/2002 : Amtrak security program on hold
09/15/2002 : Oregon railroad ordered to pay for fires
09/15/2002 : One killed, one injured by high-voltage Amtrak line
09/15/2002 : Britains train performance improves slowly
09/15/2002 : Freeport, Texas, Chemical Plant Has Railcar Fire
09/15/2002 : Alleged Railroad Bandits Ambush FBI
09/15/2002 : Rail unlikely for freeway project
09/15/2002 : Wreckage cleared from tracks
09/15/2002 : Collision derails Amtrak Vermonter
09/15/2002 : Ruptured gas main shuts rail service
09/15/2002 : Amtrak station opening set for Sept. 22
09/15/2002 : Acela Problems Cost $9M
09/13/2002 : Indian Train Crash Death Toll Hits 88, Seen Rising
09/13/2002 : La Grange Train Depot Gets New Lease On Life
09/13/2002 : Amtrak will test cafe car with high-speed Internet access
09/13/2002 : Light rail on shaky ground
09/13/2002 : Passenger rail idea ignites area interest
09/12/2002 : State studies rail options for easing congestion
09/12/2002 : Fifth Victim Dies In Truck-Freight Train Collision
09/12/2002 : Train Derailment in India Kills 50
09/10/2002 : Beam us up with maglev
09/10/2002 : Amtrak, Metrolink partner with planes
09/10/2002 : CP Railway brings grit to NYC
09/10/2002 : All aboard! Ohio train lovers embrace rails
09/10/2002 : Rail chiefs paint rosy industry picture
09/10/2002 : Kansas City Southern names a vice president
09/10/2002 : New program provides more travel options
09/10/2002 : All Aboard--And Leave Your Notebooks Behind
09/10/2002 : Via Rail in line for more federal money to improve Central Canada
09/09/2002 : Ohio Train-Truck Collision Kills 4
09/09/2002 : Wisconsin studies rail options for easing congestion
09/09/2002 : Train stops short of historic bridge
09/09/2002 : Missed the Train But Wichita Finds Its Own Way Out
09/09/2002 : Fast-Track Ideas About Slow-Motion Travel
09/09/2002 : Networking A Vision of Trains And Cars and Planes
09/09/2002 : A Fair Deal Fund Amtrak or Suffer the Consequences
09/09/2002 : N.Y.C. commuter railroads to update cars
09/09/2002 : Congress rides rails to Sept. 11 commemoration
09/09/2002 : Amtrak, STB nominees questioned
09/09/2002 : Railroad Video Outlines Fatigue
09/09/2002 : Downeaster schedule changes allow longer visits to Maine
09/09/2002 : Amtrak Subsidy Support Strong, Survey Shows
09/09/2002 : Later train offers weekend visitors longer look at Portland
09/09/2002 : Amtraks Interest In Center Piqued
09/09/2002 : Railway Execs Paint Rosy Industry Picture
09/09/2002 : 6 Injured As Amtrak Train Collides With Dump Truck
09/09/2002 : Sounder train adding third daily run
09/06/2002 : $1 million grant would improve 30-mile rail line
09/06/2002 : Rail overpass may end Plymouth hassle
09/06/2002 : Tacoma Links cars are in - on schedule
09/06/2002 : With Amtrak lease signed, Albany station to open
09/06/2002 : Dump truck collides with Amtrak train
09/06/2002 : Mayor: Amtrak, Greyhound deals are near
09/06/2002 : Clamoring for more TRAX lines
09/06/2002 : Train collision kills man
09/05/2002 : Northwest Arkansas trains to showcase states fall foliage
09/05/2002 : Amtrak a bit off track
09/05/2002 : CDTA approves deal with Amtrak
09/05/2002 : 6 BNSF train cars derail east of Malta
09/05/2002 : Lawmakers say royal train is expensive and underused
09/05/2002 : PUC set to review rail line decision
09/05/2002 : Heading for a new home
09/05/2002 : Bears train ready to go
09/05/2002 : High-speed rail needs higher-speed process
09/05/2002 : States pursue federal help on passenger rails
09/05/2002 : About 250 Congresspeople to take Amtrak to NYC Joint Session
09/04/2002 : Tracking New England
09/04/2002 : Injured passengers confront boy who caused N.S. train derailment
09/04/2002 : Spike Seminar to focus on economic development
09/04/2002 : Growth plan: Light rail, good schools
09/02/2002 : Acela troubles seen as pattern for Amtrak
09/02/2002 : T jumps on Fairmount upgrade $70M plan will add 4 stations to line
09/02/2002 : Locomotives captivate riders
09/02/2002 : Suspension problems seen as symptom of missteps in building Acela
09/02/2002 : High-speed rail needs higher-speed process
09/02/2002 : Downeaster delivers relief
09/02/2002 : Passengers relive train travel
09/02/2002 : Putting travelers in trains
09/02/2002 : Little engine still could
09/01/2002 : Rail crossing deaths haunt workers for life
09/01/2002 : Amtrak Acela Trains Still Sidelined
09/01/2002 : Amtrak chief determined to ride out crises that threaten system
09/01/2002 : Man still alive after train runs over him

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