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Crash of 2 freight trains kills 1 near Pittsburgh

AP News 2 days ago

2 freight trains crash near Pittsburgh; 1 dead, some diesel fuel leaked into creek Two freight trains owned by a U.S. Steel subsidiary crashed near a Pittsburgh-area plant early Tuesday, killing one person and causing cars on one train to derail. The ...

Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon

AP Features 3 days ago

Peru says rail link to Machu Picchu to be partially restored by end of March Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29. Fierce rains in January washed out the rail ...

China High Speed Rail

AP News 6 days ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2010 file photo, a worker checks a CRH high-speed train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is ...

China to bid on US high-speed rail projects

AP News 6 days ago

Minister: China to bid for US high-speed rail projects; building lines in Venezuela, Turkey China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official ...

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of better business

AP News 6 days ago

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of business strength, some good indications for economy The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full ...

KDOT outlines study on expanding rail service

AP News 7 days ago

Kansas officials discuss 4 options for expanding rail service from Kansas City to north Texas Kansas is a step closer to expanding passenger rail service in the state, but trains won't start rolling for several years. The state Department of Transportation released ...

Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman Tours Union Pacific Rail Terminal

Getty Images 9 days ago

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 09: California republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) looks at a map with Union Pacific VP of Public Affairs Scott Moore (L) following a roundtable discussion following a tour of the Union Pacific rail ...

Calif Governor Race Whitman

AP News 9 days ago

Meg Whitman, who is running for governor of California, attends a meeting at the Union Pacific railroad offices in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Copyright 2010 AP News

Cities not on track with Calif high-speed rail

AP News 11 days ago

Cities not on track with California's plan for high-speed rail system Mayor Art Brown spent years pushing for a commuter train station combined with nearby housing in his community. But as townhouses are being finished around the $14 million Metrolink station, he's ...

Spanish train maker picks Milwaukee for plant site

AP News 16 days ago

Spanish train company picks Milwaukee site for new assembly plant, creating about 125 jobs A Spanish train company that agreed to build an assembly plant in Wisconsin said Tuesday it has chosen a site in Milwaukee, creating about 125 new jobs in ...

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