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Conrail seeks to have Paulsboro train derailment suit tossed
(Source: Courier-Post, August 7, 2013) Conrail has asked a judge to dismiss an emergency responder’s lawsuit arising from last year’s train derailment in Paulsboro, saying the man can cite no actual damage from the incident. Full story: Courier-Post
California high-speed rail seeks to reassure on safety
(Source: Associated Press, August 1, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California high-speed rail officials sought Thursday to reassure the public about safety in the wake of deadly European train crashes this summer. Full story: www.recordnet.com
GOP lawmakers seek audit of land used for California high-speed rail
(Source: Associated Press, August 6, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Republican lawmakers from the Central Valley want the state auditor to review the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s moves to buy up land for the $68 billion project. Full story: CBS...
Evacuation lifted for some near UP derailment in Latwell, La.
(Source: Associated Press, August 6, 2013) LATWELL, La. — About 100 people evacuated from their homes Sunday after chemicals leaked from a derailed train would be allowed to go home Tuesday afternoon, state police said. Full story: Times Union
Questions linger on who will pay for Lac-Megantic cleanup, oil firm says
(Source: Globe and Mail, July 31, 2013) TORONTO — The oil that exploded in the Lac-Mégantic disaster will be covered by insurance, but the company that owns the crude said many other questions about who must pay for the catastrophe still need to be worked out. Full...
Lac-Megantic: Environmental toll still being added up
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 6, 2013) MONTREAL — When a train derailed in Lac-Mégantic on July 6, millions of litres of crude oil were spilled in the town’s downtown core, into the lake that gives the town its name, and into the nearby Chaudière River. A month...
Lac-Megantic: ‘Not quite a ghost town, but it’s strange’
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 6, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC — One month after a runaway train derailed and exploded here, the centre of this town of 6,000 is still in ruins. Cleanup will take months or years. Five people are still missing in the wreckage, and another 42...
Train industry to fight proposed ban on one-man train crews
(Source: Portland Press Herald, August 7, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — A bill submitted by Maine's U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud that would prohibit railroads from using one-man train crews will face a fight from the industry, which says it is an unnecessary measure aimed at...
Senator: Walmart family’s ‘obscene’ wealth subsidized by U.S. taxpayers
(Source: Raw Story, August 3, 2013) NEW YORK — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” on Saturday and scoffed at the idea that major corporations like Walmart can’t afford to pay their workers a living wage and that to raise the U.S. minimum...
Waste workers win card-check recognition in New Hampshire
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Waste workers with Casella Waste Systems in Brentwood, N.H., will now be represented by the Teamsters Union, after Local 633 in Manchester, N.H., secured a card-check...
