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18 coal cars derail in train wreck near Surveyor
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on The Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
Train collides with stalled SUV near Kiowa Monday night
(The following story by Yvonne Miller appeared on The Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram website on April 13, 2011.) KIOWA, Kan. — Monday, at 10:55 p.m. a man was injured in a vehicle/train crash on the tracks one mile north of Kiowa, Kan. According to the Kansas Highway...
Riding along in Amtrak’s “quiet car”
(The following story appeared on the News Times website on April 13, 2011.) DANBURY, Conn. — I had an early March getaway weekend in Baltimore visiting a high school friend and appreciating the advent of spring, which was much more apparent in that southern clime. I...
NJ Transit postpones Warren Avenue project until summer
(The following story by Karen Kleimann appeared on the Town Journal website on April 14, 2011.) BERGEN, NJ — Plans to repair the Warren Avenue railroad track and repave the street, set to begin this month, will be postponed until late summer, NJ Transit recently told...
Long-awaited Delta train bridge construction set to start in May
(The following story by Kevin Swayze appeared on The Record website on April 14, 2011.) CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Next month, it’s finally, really, going to happen. That’s when construction starts on a $25 million bridge to carry Hespeler Road over the Canadian Pacific...
Jerseyville police crack down on crossing violations
(The following story by Maggie Borman appeared on The Telegraph website on April 14, 2011.) JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — Twelve residents were issued citations Wednesday for disobeying railroad crossing signals in an Operation Lifesaver program conducted jointly by the...
Fed Cuts Could Hit Georgia
(The following story by Edgar Treiguts appeared on the GPB News website on April 13, 2011.) ATLANTA, GA — The recent Congressional budget deal includes a pullback of nearly $1.5 billion in money meant for nationwide high speed rail projects. Whether there's fallout on...
Derailment sends 34 freight cars off the rails south of Artesia on Wednesday
(The following story appeared on The Republic website on April 13, 2011.) ARTESIA, N.M. — Some 34 freight cars have derailed south of Artesia in southeastern New Mexico. Investigators did not immediately know what caused roughly a third of a 94-car train to derail...
BNSF service cut off in Grand Forks
(The following story by Tu-Uyen Tran appeared on the Grand Forks Herald website on April 14, 2011.) Burlington Northern Santa Fe has suspended rail service in Grand Forks, along with service in Mayville and Harwood, N.D., because of flooding, the railroad company...
18 coal cars derail in train wreck near Surveyor
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on the Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
