Miles And Train News

 
Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending
BusinessWeek
Since the first few miles of track opened in 1990, the system has used what amounted to an honor system for tickets. Now, the light-rail system that includes the subway lines has 85 miles of track and 170000 daily riders, and the Metropolitan ...

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Perkins on Travel: Europe's newest train, Italo, wins high marks
San Jose Mercury News
For starters, this train service provides exactly what you want for intercity travel: comfortable seats and good onboard service at almost 200 miles an hour, with none of the hassles of short-haul air travel. You can't miss the deep-red color scheme.


 
Kentucky side of Big South Fork offers look at region's coal mining's past
Knoxville News Sentinel
Where: Stearns, Ky., approximately one mile west of US Highway 27 just off Highway 92, 18 miles north of Oneida, Tenn. Exhibits: Train exhibits belonging to the Big South Fork Scenic Railway depot. Railroad Ride: The Big South Fork Scenic Railway ...


 
BNSF Plans $111 Million Capital Program in Montana to Maintain and Improve ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BNSF will continue its robust track maintenance program in Montana, which will include 956 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of 54 miles of rail and about 210000 ties, as well as significant signal upgrades for federally ...
BNSF to hire 140 MontanansBillings Gazette

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Railway Walkout Hits Canada
Wall Street Journal
Above, CP trains were parked in Toronto Wednesday. CP operates 15000 miles of railway across Canada and 13 US states, including in New York City, Minneapolis and Chicago. American operations weren't affected by the strike, and CP and union leaders ...
Canadian Pacific Railway workers strikeAFP
Canadian Pacific Railway faces freight train shutdown, Teamsters issues strike ...Daily Commercial News

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This Week in the Civil War
CBS News
The Confederates leave behind miles of earthworks defending the approaches to Corinth and a key rail crossing for train lines serving nearly the entire South. ____ This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 3: Naval battle of Memphis.

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Sanders: Add a CSX train to my bucket list
Opelika Auburn News
Many trains pass through Auburn every day. I love to hear them. I've always had a thing for trains, I guess because our town didn't have a track. I've often been told that once upon a time there was a plan to run a spur, about 10 miles, ...