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A portion of the Northeast rail corridor that carries thousands of passengers a day between Boston and New York is in danger of being severed, Amtrak says, because of the uncertain state of three New England bridges.

Canadian National Railway Co. is said to be talking with four prospective buyers for its historic parcel of land south of downtown Montreal, including a movie production studio that has threatened legal action against the railway.

The City of Taft, California, is getting out of the railroad business.

After five years of meetings, Stafford, Texas, is close to a finalized tri-party agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Texas Department of Trans-portation allowing the city and TxDOT to purchase land for the US 90A railroad relocation project.

The operator of the railroad owned by Pennsylvania's Columbiana County Port Authority has filed bankruptcy, jeopardizing repayment of $3 million in debts owed by the port authority.

Clarence W. Gooden, CSX Corporation executive vice president and chief commercial officer, announced that James R. Hertwig has been named president of the company's intermodal unit, CSX Intermodal Inc. (CSXI).

Canadian National Railway says it's expecting a big boost in its container traffic when the first container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., is completed sometime next year.

Those proposing a passenger-rail service on the line between the Lower Mainland and Whistler, British Columbia, and perhaps beyond, this week conducted a test run of the new rail cars the proponents hope will begin bringing visitors to Whistler beginning next summer.

The Freeport, Maine, town manager is skeptical about plans to run an excursion train from Portland to Rockland this summer during the Maine Lobster Festival in early August.

Canadian Pacific Railway has become the first Canadian railway to use a PLUS train - a high-speed ballast unloading system that is revolutionizing the way the company spreads new ballast to maintain the integrity of a track roadbed.

Union Pacific Railroad will begin on July 1 to increase the speed of its trains to 50 mph on the rail line operating through Corsicana, Texas.

Members of the Canadian National Railways Police Association have ratified a new contract that improves wages and benefits.

A Saint Clair County, Illinois, Judge ruled in favor of hundreds of folks living in Tamaroa.

The first month of Amtrak's Blue Water line saw more riders than the previous local route.

Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO and Chairman David Goode carried a wide grin Friday when he rose to accept the Downtown Norfolk Council

Just after 11:30 Wednesday night, six train cars derailed spilling gravel all over a road in Houston, Texas.

A barge loaded with 40,000 barrels of premium gasoline struck pilings protecting a Maumee River railroad bridge yesterday morning and ran aground, blocking the bridge for several hours but causing only minor damage and no spill.

A federal judge will allow two Southeast Portland, Oregon, neighborhood associations to seek enforcement of a 1956 court order regulating railroad operations in a portion of the McLoughlin Boulevard corridor.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. recognized The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) as the recipient of Wal-Mart's Carrier of the Year award at a recent conference in Bentonville, Ark.

Starting today, commuters will be able to stay connected to the Internet and office email at train stations along the Northeast Corridor.

A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when his crane was hit by a train that was testing the tracks, Amtrak said.

The Union Street train station in New Haven, Connecticut, was shut for an hour last night because of a bomb threat.

A recent federal rail inspection turned up five track defects in Rockland, New York and, although each was fixed within 48 hours, a state assemblyman wants CSX Transportation to do a better job of taking care of its freight rails and equipment.

Pressed by Louisville, Kentucky's Metro Council members and activists concerned about potential terrorist attacks, city officials have agreed to look for ways to improve security at rail yards in Louisville.

Supporters of Citizens Against Railroad Intermodals set strategy Thursday night to stop Norfolk Southern Railroad's plan to build an intermodal facility in the area of Lamore Drive and Rives Road near U.S. Route 460.

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) will be offering special trips throughout the summer.

The N.C. Board of Transportation has awarded $2 million to nine small, freight railroads, including $357,500 for the Alexander Railroad in Iredell County.

Boca Raton-based RailAmerica said its consolidated carloads for May increased 9 percent to 119,153, from 109,305 in May 2003. Not including railroad purchases or sales, the company said its May carloads increased 3.9 percent to 113,486, from 109,247.

The Hojack swing bridge needs to be removed from the Genesee River in Charlotte, New York, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.

Three men were injured Saturday night when their car crashed into the side of an Amtrak train, police said.