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RICHMOND, Va. – The new Amtrak Virginia train on the Lynchburg route has exceeded its annual performance targets in the first six months of operation, Amtrak said. The route provides a daily one-seat ride as far north as Boston from Lynchburg in the I-81/Route 29 corridor.

CHICAGO — FreightCar America Inc. announced that at its May 12 meeting, the company’s Board of Directors decided not to authorize the payment of a cash dividend on its common shares in the second quarter of 2010.

WASHINGTON — As an advocate for safety and a champion for change, Willie Sandoval, a boilermaker with Union Pacific Railroad in Fort Worth, Texas, was named the 2009 winner of the Harold F. Hammond Award.