Archive for January, 2005


Turning Over a New Leaf; Self-Made SEPTA Equipment Helped Significantly Reduce Slippery Rail Delays in 2004

Posted Monday, January 31, 2005 in Commuter Rail


PHILADELPHIA — A drip followed by a slip often produces a late trip on railroads awash with trees all across the globe during autumn - also referred to in the industry as slippery rail season.
But despite the abundance of foliage and […]


Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Awards Grants to Support Atlanta Belt Line Initiative

Posted Friday, January 28, 2005 in Miscellaneous


ATLANTA — As part of its commitment to preserve green space and improve parks for urban residents, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation today announced it is awarding grants to two organizations involved in […]


Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Urges Va. Railroad Board to Stand Up to Amtrak, Allow Competitive Bid

Posted Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in Amtrak, Commuter Rail


ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board should stand up for Virginia taxpayers and commuters by standing up to Amtrak.
That’s the view of the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), which sent […]


Intermodal Continues to Dominate in 2004

Posted Saturday, January 1, 2005 in Miscellaneous


WASHINGTON — The year ended with a bang for railroads — for the first time ever, intermodal volume on U.S. railroads has topped 10 million trailers and containers in a single year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said in December.
During the week ending Dec. 4, railroads moved 232,798 trailers and containers, up 14.9 percent […]

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