Article: DM&E absorbs UP's Colony line.(Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad; Union Pacific)(Brief Article)

Article: UNION PACIFIC AND DM&E RAILROADS SIGN COLONY ...
PR Newswire;  February 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... south end of the Colony Line connects with Burlington ... Chadron, Neb. DM&E's president ... customers on the Colony Line until DM&E has expanded ... EDITORS: A map of the Colony Line is available. Contact Lynn Anderson at DM&E or Pete ...

Article: DM&E BUYS COLONY LINE FROM UNION PACIFIC
PR Newswire;  May 3, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... April 25. The Colony Line, which will be operated as part of DM&E, increases ... freight cars for Colony Line customers." He ... increase the number of DM&E employees ... freight cars for Colony Line shippers until DM&E has expanded ...

Article: DM&E acquiring UP's Colony Line. (Dakota, ...
Railway Age;  March 1, 1996 ;     607 words ... ... amp; Eastern (DM&E), which ... Pacific's 203-mile Colony Line in this year's ... improve service to Colony Line shippers as well ... shippers statewide. DM&E plans to ... connects with the Colony Line at Rapid City.

Article: Old Colony line: Reaction mixed on later train ...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  February 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... said. Commuter rail service stops much earlier along the Old Colony line than in the rest of the state, a concession the MBTA made ... General Manager Daniel Grabauskas sent letters to each Old Colony line host town asking for feedback on possibly extending the hours ...

Article: Train tragedy - Teen killed at Old Colony Line ...
The Boston Herald;  June 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... passenger train forces. Kelley Boyd was struck by an Old Colony Line northbound train when she rode her bicycle around the crossing ... crossing fatality since the T resumed service on the Old Colony line last September. Anti-passenger train forces on the South ...

Article: Old Colony line starts rolling with free ride
The Boston Globe;  September 29, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... they announced that people will be hanging off the rafters, because they had to take one car off to give it to the Old Colony line." He thought that was a bit ridiculous. "They've been planning this for a long time." We're assured by the T that ...

Article: OLD COLONY LINE INSPIRES A PETITION DUEL
The Boston Globe;  July 30, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... a faster rate than other properties in Hingham that rose more naturally," said Nobles. Proponents of restoring the Old Colony line, which include most state transportation officials and Gov. Dukakis, say it would be a major step toward reducing automobile ...