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An old railroad bridge has become an eyesore in a Covington, Kentucky, neighborhood.

Amtrak travel time between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, has been reduced by 30 minutes over the past year, and plans are for another 30 minutes to be shaved in coming months.

The Long Island Rail Road failed to properly inspect tanks holding thousands of gallons of oil on properties in Suffolk and Queens, in what an independent state audit described as a haphazard approach to a serious environmental issue.

Half a dozen trains rolled out of Indianapolis' Avon Yard without a hitch before lunch Thursday, June 24, marking the first day of train movements under the direction of the ONE Plan.

When it made its first trip to Montreal, the Ocean passenger train left the platform with a hiss of steam, a rhythmic chuffa-chuffa, and the whoot of the engine's whistle.

Pittsfield, Massachusettes firefighters were alerted at approximately 05:00 EDT on July 4 that a car on a CSX freight train headed toward Pittsfield from the east was on fire.

Economic development officials are working on a plan to put the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, two days closer to farmers in the Midwest and a major automaker in Alabama.

Train traffic across eastern and central Vermont will likely be snarled for days in the wake of a Guilford Rail System freight train derailment that occurred about 06:30 EDT Saturday morning.

An Amtrak train bound from Miami to New York was halted in Washington for more than an hour Saturday as authorities investigated a possible threat.

A Union Pacific freight train derailed early Sunday and one tanker car spilled motor oil in Alexandria, Louisiana, the company said.

Amtrak officials have placed the Eugene-Seattle rail link high on their list of priorities in a new five-year plan that calls for $1.98 billion in federal funding for nationwide rail improvements.

RailAmerica announced that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved the sale of the Company's Freight Australia operation to Pacific National, the Australian-based rail freight logistics company.

A Pittsburg, Kansas, railroad company has announced a lease agreement with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to use rail track in Texas.

The Porter County Council may call a

City of Wichita, Kansas, officials say the only thing that stands in the way of rebuilding the central rail corridor is the Union Pacific Railroad. "I'm extremely frustrated," says Chris Carrier, interim Wichita public works director. "The BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad) signed off on this project a year ago."

The South Orient Railroad is expected to be open by Sept. 1, and with it a myriad of economic opportunity for the Fort Stockton, Texas, area.

The board of directors that governs Amtrak's operations and signs contracts with suppliers, unions, and states has dwindled from seven to two members, making it difficult for the rail system to make the critical decisions about its already troubled future.

A coal train derailed early Tuesday morning in Eagle County, dumping up to 80 tons of coal and an unknown amount of diesel fuel into a stretch of Gold Medal trout-fishing waters of the Colorado River, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman said.

As federal investigators piece together details of a deadly train collision in southwest Bexar County, a grieving family is asking other questions.

The concept of developing a commuter passenger train system in Southwest Florida is chugging along, with officials now calling for a meeting with operators of the Seminole Gulf Railway.

A week after a fiery fuel tanker-train collision in Chalmette that left three dead, two lawsuits have been filed by scared residents, and St. Bernard Parish officials are reviewing their emergency response efforts.

Canadian Pacific Railway is moving up to 1,800 loads of large diameter transmission-line pipe from IPSCO Inc. in Regina to five destinations in Colorado and Kansas.

CN announced that it has reached a consent agreement with Canada's Competition Bureau regarding its BC Rail Partnership and plans to close the $1-billion transaction by mid-July 2004.

Intervoice, Inc. announced that CSX Corporation is now offering a speech-enabled crew management application powered by the Omvia

Dozens of dignitaries gathered in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's bustling switching yard in Vancouver on Wednesday to celebrate a piece of equipment offering the rarest of railroad features: Sweet silence.

A director at Boca Raton-based RailAmerica (NYSE: RRA) has used stock options to make a $278,200 profit, buying and selling company stock.

Customers along the east-west railroad that travels through Conroe, Texas, soon will be served by a new company.

Due to a major construction project at Enola Yard in Harrisburg, Pa., from July 2 through July 28, the following traffic may be impacted:

VIA Rail Canada recently announced its plan to participate in the 2004 Rogers Cup that will take place from July 31 to August 8 at the Uniprix Stadium in Montr

CN announced that its 200 Canada-based rail dispatchers have ratified a new collective agreement with the company.