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Indiana to end Indianapolis-Chicago Amtrak route in April

(Source: Associated Press, March 6, 2015) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An Amtrak line that has linked Indianapolis and Chicago since 1980 will halt April 1, state officials said Friday, citing what they called a last-minute policy change by a federal agency that effectively...

Hall joins thousands of Teamsters at West Virginia rally for workers

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 7, 2015) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall delivered a rousing speech to thousands of rallying protesters in his home state of West Virginia on Saturday, urging...

EPA: Galena derailment threatens Mississippi River

(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An oil train derailment and spill in northwest Illinois poses an “imminent and substantial danger” of contaminating the Mississippi River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Saturday. Full...

Galena train derailment recovery nearly complete

(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2015) GALENA, Ill. — Recovery efforts at the scene of Thursday's train derailment south of Galena are nearly complete, and BNSF Railway expected to resume rail operations in the area Sunday night, according to an update from the...

Derailments put oil train expansion in the crosshairs

(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a BNSF Railway oil train derailed and burst into flames Thursday near Galena, Ill., at least one community group has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend permits for rail expansions...

CN, BNSF tackle accidents as group seeks ban on oil trains

(Source: Bloomberg, March 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co. is building a 1,500-foot (457 meter) long track to bypass a burning train that derailed Saturday in northern Ontario, while BNSF Railway Co. crews are working to reopen track in rural Illinois...

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