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September 1, 2010
BNSF worker fatally struck by commuter train
COON RAPIDS, Minn. — A BNSF Railway employee died today after being struck by a Minneapolis-bound Northstar commuter train, the Associated Press has reported. T...
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Gulf & Ohio buys South Carolina’s Lancaster & Chester
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gulf & Ohio Railways announced today it’s adding South Carolina-based Lancaster & Chester to its portfolio. It’ll become G&O’s ei...
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Middletown & New Jersey to lease New York branchlines
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — The Middletown & New Jersey Railroad is expanding its operations by leasing 36 miles of branchline trackage in southern New York from ...
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Company gets grant to capture subway train braking energy
PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority has awarded a Conshohocken, Pa., company a grant to capture braking energy from Philadelphia subway...
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Amtrak adds Chicago-Kalamazoo round-trips for Labor Day Weekend
CHICAGO — How often throughout Amtrak’s 39-year existence has its management taken the initiative to add scheduled service, even for a limited time, over tr...
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