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East Coast communities worry next crude oil derailment could be close to home
(Source: Think Progress, May 27, 2014) NEW YORK — It may take more than a year before federal investigators can say what caused the derailment of 13 cars carrying crude oil from North Dakota in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia last month, but east coast communities don’t...
Paulsboro derailment, chemical spill caused health problems in half of residents, NJ Dept. of Health reports
(Source: South Jersey Times, May 29, 2014) PAULSBORO, N.J. — More than half of Paulsboro residents surveyed experienced some type of symptoms following a November 2012 train derailment and chemical spill, a New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) report states. Full...
CSX employee sustains serious injury in Georgia
(Source: Covington News, May 28, 2014) SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — A CSX railroad employee was significantly injured at General Mills' distribution center in Social Circle around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The worker, who has not yet been identified, was spotting a train as it...
C&O locomotive restored at Science Museum of Virginia
(Source: Richmond.com, May 28, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — After decades of rust and chipped paint were removed and a few of layers of new paint were added, Chesapeake & Ohio locomotive steam engine No. 2732 again looks ready for service. Full story: www.richmond.com
LA’s Union Station to get $350 million in track upgrades
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Reviving a decades-old idea, Los Angeles transportation officials are planning $350 million in track improvements at Union Station that could dramatically reduce travel times for many trains and accommodate...
Teamsters Women’s Conference to be held September 4-6
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2014 Teamster Women's Conference will be held September 4-6, 2014 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The opening session will be Thursday, September 4th at...
Work set to begin on clogged Indiana railways
(Source: Associated Press, May 28, 2014) HAMMOND, Ind. — Work is scheduled to begin on a $71.4 million project aimed at speeding up traffic through northwestern Indiana's congested railroad corridors. Full story: www.newsbug.info
How the Bakersfield city council changed course on high-speed rail
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, May 26, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The city council that just voted to sue the high-speed rail authority to keep the bullet train out of downtown is the same council that once fought to bring it there. What a difference 15 years...
Albany-based group plans vigil on 1-year anniversary of Lac-Megantic
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 28, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — An Albany-based group working against ongoing crude oil train shipments into the Capital Region is working with a West Coast environmental group to hold a local vigil on the July 6 anniversary of a crude oil...
Minnesota cities take another look at rail disaster response plans
(Source: Star Tribune, May 27, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Several local fire and police departments are working with Union Pacific Railroad to rewrite emergency response plans to include measures for evacuating residents and otherwise dealing with catastrophic oil...
