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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2001

Amtrak to Cut Managers

Amtrak President George Warrington ordered a 15% reduction in management ranks and may cut train service and further trim the workforce to meet its congressional deadline for breaking even on operations by December 2002.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2001

New form of transit advertising debuts in Atlanta subway

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) becomes the first transit system in the nation to debut subway tunnel advertising.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2001

Rail accidents reach 10-year low, DOT says

Accidents decrease 6% from 2000.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2001

Amtrak cuts management in bid to save $85 million

About 2,900 management employees were offered voluntary separation and early retirement plans.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2001

Positive Train Control Promotes Track Safety

The Illinois DOT PTC project is part of a larger effort to make trains safer.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2001

Future of APMs in U.S. Remains Uncertain

Annual conference on automated peoplemovers reports progress in Europe and Asia, but modicum of movement in the United States.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2001

Maglev breaks ground at Virginia university

Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., broke ground on a commercial maglev transportation system in August.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2001

Wind-powered rail helps Calgary meet its clean-air goals

At press time, customers of Calgary Transit’s C-Train were to begin riding on the first wind-powered light rail system in North America.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2001

College Offers Degree in Rail Disasters

A British university is offering the world's first disaster studies degree that will cover such topics as rail crashes and terrorist attacks.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2001

Amtrak to Mortgage Penn Station

To ease some of its $3 billion debt, Amtrak received permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use a large part of its Pennsylvania Station as collateral for a $300 million loan.

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