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Fortescue Says Sees Port, Rail Stake Sale in September Quarter
Bloomberg
Fortescue started talks in December to sell a minority stake in the rail and port operations in Western Australia state and hired Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) and Macquarie Group Ltd. as financial advisers. Talks to sell the asset stakes may be concluded by the ...
Fortescue Metals Group delays up to $US4bn port and rail dealThe Australian

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The Guardian
Re-privatising East Coast rail company makes no sense
The Guardian
Labour need not fear reversing rail privatisation. When parliament is sitting, I spend 10 hours a week travelling on the east coast mainline between Edinburgh and London. These trains used to be run by National Express, but after that company suffered ...
Light rail out of Commonwealth Games planGold Coast Bulletin News
Government argument for re-privatising East Coast rail line demolished by AdonisThe Northern Echo
Labour hardens stance on train operatorsFinancial Times

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Inspection noted rail flaws before crash
The Advocate
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Amtrak is not contributing its "fair share" to rail maintenance as co-chair the Commerce Committee hearing on rail safety Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The committee examined high-profile rail accidents, ...


Heritage Newspapers
ANN ARBOR: Railcar unveiled for new commuter service between Ann Arbor ...
Heritage Newspapers
The railcars were originally purchased by Great Lakes Central Railroad from the Metra in Chicago. MDOT contracted to lease the cars from GLCR and to have the cars refurbished. Tim Hoeffner, director of the Office of Rail for MDOT said the refurbishment ...

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Newsday
Rail advocacy group wants answers
The Advocate
STAMFORD -- A discussion by the state's rail watchdog group about last month's derailment of a Metro-North commuter rail train and the death of a track foreman in a separate incident dwelled on the New Haven Line's need for billions to improve track ...
Conn. DOT commissioner to testify at rail hearingWTNH
Blumenthal Calls For Railroad Safety ProvisionsCBS Local
NTSB, Senate mull rail safety measuresCt Post
Darien Times
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The Guardian
Delays and high prices leave rail passengers dissatisfied
The Guardian
Just one train company, Great Anglia, improved its overall satisfaction levels between spring 2012 and spring 2013, the poll by rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus found. Nationally, the percentage of passengers satisfied with their journey overall ...
Passenger fury at late - running trains hits six year high as rail companies ...Daily Mail
Rail passengers think train companies failing to provide value for moneyMirror.co.uk
Rail companies condemned for 'failing to deliver' as late-running trains hit ...Express.co.uk
Breaking Travel News (press release) -This is Leicestershire -Bedford Today
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The New Indian Express
CCTV cameras installed at Mambalam and Beach railway stations
Times of India
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has installed more CCTV cameras at Mambalam and Beach railway stations, as part of expanding Integrated Security System (ISS) to more number of stations in the city. Divisional security commissioner SR Gandhi will ...
Extra set of eyes to watch over Mambalam rail stationThe New Indian Express

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Passenger Focus says rail companies are 'failing to deliver basic promises'
Daily Mail
Passenger satisfaction with Britain's crowded, late-running and over-priced railway network has plummeted to the lowest level in six years, a damning new survey by official watchdogs reveals today. One in eight passengers are unhappy with their ...


Ulster County officials hear both sides on rail trail issue
Kingston Daily Freeman
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County lawmakers have gotten impassioned pleas from Catskill Mountain Railroad supporters to not let track be torn up, while rail trail enthusiasts are pointing to a study as showing why pedestrian use of the Kingston-to ...

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AFP
Reports Russia Railway Chief Fired Called False
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
... Legislation and State Development, Vladimir Pligin, called for harsher punishment for the spreading of false information. Yakunin said the false information was part of a campaign against railway projects and he would find out who was behind the e ...
Russian Security Services Hunt Culprits in Railroad CEO HoaxRIA Novosti

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