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SC jury awards man $275,000 in train wreck crash
(The following story appeared on the SC Now website on April 20, 2011.) AIKEN, S.C. — An Aiken County jury has awarded $275,000 to a man who claims to suffer permanent lung injuries from a deadly South Carolina train wreck and chemical spill. Attorney Paul Dominick...
Railroad Day honors community heritage
(The following story appeared on the KC Community News website on April 20, 2011.) OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — Osawatomie will honor its Missouri and Union Pacific Railroad employees and retirees during Railroad Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Osawatomie. The...
Passover Glitch Plagues Amtrak
(The following story by Andrew Grossman appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on April 20, 2011.) New York, NY — Long Island Rail Road officials are asking Amtrak to change the way it handles track inspections after a poorly timed repair held up travelers during...
In battle between trains and cars, trains always win
(The following story by Jackie Hutchins appeared on the Reporter-Herald website on April 20, 2011.) LOVELAND, Col. — Too many drivers don’t stop when they see a train headed down the tracks. On Tuesday morning, local law enforcement officers joined train operators for...
CSX train kills 1; Brunswick Line delays probable
(The following story appeared on The Washington Post website on April 18, 2011.) GAITHERSBURG, MD — 4:05 p.m. Update: The MTA says the Brunswick Line has reopened. Trains are operating at reduced speeds. Delays of 10 to 15 minutes west of Gaithersburg are likely,...
Church Hill teen charged in incident on rail trestle
(The following story by Kevin Castle appeared on the Times News website on April 20, 2011.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Some people take a walk on railroad tracks out of necessity or for a thrill, but federal statistics show this is the deadliest activity on record throughout...
Children learn train safety with Rep. Chris Nybo
(The following story appeared on the Elmhurst Press website on April 20, 2011.) ELMHURST, IL — State Rep. Chris Nybo (R-41st District) hosted dozens of area students and their families on a Union Pacific train as part of the legislator’s Railroad Safety Adventure....
Sideswiped BNSF freight car derails in Seattle
(The following appeared on The Seattle Times website on April 19, 2011.) A cargo train freight car derailed when it was sideswiped in a slow-speed accident at a switching yard near Boeing Field early Tuesday in Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash. — A cargo train freight car...
Railway relics unearthed at condo project tell history of city’s boom
(The following story by Richard Blackwell appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 19, 2011.) TORONTO — Relics of Toronto’s 19th-century railway boom, when train links began to turn the city into an industrial powerhouse, have been unearthed near Fort York....
Person Struck, Killed by CSX Train
(The following story by Nathan Carrick appeared on the Montgomery Village Patch website on April 18, 2011.) Person’s Identity and age details have not been made public. GAITHERSBURG, MD — A person has been struck and killed by a CSX train in Gaithersburg, said...
