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Working to Reactivate Staten Island Railroad

January 15, 2005 The Cross-Tie

In December, construction began on the reactivation of the eight-mile Staten Island Railroad to provide rail-freight access to Staten Island.

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

January 5, 2005 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board should stand up for Virginia taxpayers and commuters by standing up to Amtrak.

Defused: Officials: Two Men Planned Subway Attack

September 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie

Two men — a U.S. citizen and a Pakistani — were arrested in late August, authorities charging them with plotting to detonate a bomb in the New York subway.

NTSB: Operator Failure and Safety Oversight to Blame for Collision

September 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo

Operator failure and “inadequate operational safety oversight” by the Chicago Transit Authority are to blame for a Feb. 2, 2004, collision of two CTA trains, the National Transportation Safety Board determined.

Officials: Two Men Planned Subway Attack

September 1, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Two men — a U.S. citizen and a Pakistani — were arrested in late August, authorities charging them with plotting to detonate a bomb in the New York subway.

DFW Planning World’s Fastest Airport Train

August 16, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

The world’s largest and fastest airport train, designed to whisk passengers between terminals is part of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s $2.7 billion expansion.

N.J. Transit Celebrates Train

August 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie

On July 1, 1854, the first trans-New Jersey train left Coopers Ferry Terminal in Camden and arrived on the then-bare Absecon Island in Atlantic City.

Bloomberg and Pataki: President’s Support of Tax Conversion Proposal Paves the Way for a Lower Manhattan-JFK Rail Link

August 12, 2004 Special to Railfanning.org

President Bush’s approval of a request to redirect up to $2 billion in Liberty Zone tax benefits toward other key components of the rebuilding effort in Lower Manhattan likely paves the way for a rail link between Lower Manhattan JFK Airport, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Gov. George E. Pataki say.

In Suspicion of Threat, Amtrak Train Stopped

August 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo

Authorities, responding to a suspicious note, stopped an Amtrak train in Newark, N.J., and searched with bomb-sniffing dogs before letting it resume.

TSA Begins Third Phase of Rail Security Experiment

July 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Beginning July 19, passengers may be screened for explosives while traveling on Connecticut’s Shoreline East commuter rail as part of the third stage of a pilot program exploring new measures for rail security.