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Metro-North railroad employee killed by train
(Source: Connecticut Post, May 28, 2013) WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A longtime Metro-North Railroad employee died Tuesday when a train hit him as he worked at the site of the city's new station. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Marjorie Anders identified the...
Smithfield Foods to be bought by Chinese firm, marking largest takeover of an American consumer brand
(Source: Washington Post, May 29, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smithfield Foods, whose signature hams helped make it the world’s largest pork producer, is being bought by a Chinese firm in a deal that marks China’s largest takeover of an American consumer brand. The $4.7...
Train that derailed near Baltimore carried toxic chemicals
(Source: Baltimore Sun, May 28, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — The freight train that derailed Tuesday in Rosedale carried one chemical classified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation and another that also posed risks for firefighters and others at the scene...
Recent high profile accidents belie rail industry’s safety record
(Source: Associated Press, May 29, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Derailments and crossing accidents have steadily declined nationwide even as businesses have come to increasingly rely on trains to move their raw materials and products. That might surprise anyone who is familiar...
Teamsters file for American Airlines mechanics’ election
(Source: Teamster Nation, May 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days after filing for a US Airways mechanics election, the Teamsters today announced at a Washington news conference that we're filing for an American Airlines mechanics election with the National...
Long Beach expected to file suit against Los Angeles over $500M rail yard project
(Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram, May 27, 2013) LONG BEACH, Calif. — After a series of unsuccessful talks with officials in Los Angeles and BNSF Railway over a massive rail yard project bordering local neighborhoods, the city of Long Beach will turn to the courts...
Amtrak to add daily round trip north of Seattle following I-5 highway bridge collapse
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2013) SEATTLE — Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham, in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the I-5 highway bridge collapse between Mount Vernon and Burlington. Full story: The...
Worker killed in accident at BNSF rail yard in San Bernardino
(Source: San Bernardino Sun, May 24, 2013) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A man working at a railroad yard in San Bernardino was struck by a train and killed Friday morning. Full story: San Bernardino Sun
NTSB: BNSF-UP collision investigation could take a year
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 28, 2013) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway overpass could take up to a year. Full story: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri highway collapses after rail carts hit overpass pillars; 7 injured
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2013) CHAFFEE, Mo. — A Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years old and in good condition but just couldn’t withstand...
