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UP’s PRB coal loadings nudged up in November
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 6, 2011) In November, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,040 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 968 trains in November 2010. Full story: Progressive Railroading
UP’s PRB coal loadings nudged up in November
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 6, 2011) In November, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,040 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 968 trains in November 2010. Full story: Progressive Railroading
Bomb scare on CSX train halts traffic in Alabama
(Source: Cullman Times, December 6, 2011) CULLMAN, Ala. — A bomb scare briefly halted railroad traffic along the CSX rail line near Hanceville, Ala., over the weekend. The incident owed not to a real bomb, but to an innocent paperwork tube dangling from the bottom of...
Bomb scare on CSX train halts traffic in Alabama
(Source: Cullman Times, December 6, 2011) CULLMAN, Ala. — A bomb scare briefly halted railroad traffic along the CSX rail line near Hanceville, Ala., over the weekend. The incident owed not to a real bomb, but to an innocent paperwork tube dangling from the bottom of...
Wisconsin legislature to consider spending $5 million on Amtrak maintenance facility
(Source: Associated Press, December 7, 2011) MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee is set to vote on approving an additional $5 million in spending on engineering and design work for an Amtrak maintenance facility. Full story: The Republic
Wisconsin legislature to consider spending $5 million on Amtrak maintenance facility
(Source: Associated Press, December 7, 2011) MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee is set to vote on approving an additional $5 million in spending on engineering and design work for an Amtrak maintenance facility. Full story: The Republic
Metro-North upgrades winter gear, will use jet engines to clear snow
(Source: The Journal News, December 5, 2011) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — When the snow flies and the ice forms, Metro-North Railroad will have a bigger arsenal of new equipment to fight back than it had for last winter's storms. Its foul-weather weaponry now includes three...
Metro-North upgrades winter gear, will use jet engines to clear snow
(Source: The Journal News, December 5, 2011) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — When the snow flies and the ice forms, Metro-North Railroad will have a bigger arsenal of new equipment to fight back than it had for last winter's storms. Its foul-weather weaponry now includes three...
Injuries in Amtrak train shoot-out may have resulted from “friendly fire”
(Source: KERA, December 6, 2011) DALLAS, Texas — "Friendly fire" may have injured the officer and bystander wounded on the Chicago-bound Amtrak train Monday. According to preliminary reports, the suspect had a pistol but never fired a shot. He was killed by police and...
Injuries in Amtrak train shoot-out may have resulted from “friendly fire”
(Source: KERA, December 6, 2011) DALLAS, Texas — "Friendly fire" may have injured the officer and bystander wounded on the Chicago-bound Amtrak train Monday. According to preliminary reports, the suspect had a pistol but never fired a shot. He was killed by police and...
