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CSX coal train derails in Va., disrupts Amtrak, VRE
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 6, 2010.( WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak service south of Washington is disrupted and Virginia Railway Express is canceling Fredericksburg line trains after a coal train derailed. Amtrak says service will continue to...
CSX train derails in Baltimore’s Howard Street tunnel
(The following story by Brent Jones appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on August 5, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A CSX train carrying hazardous material derailed Thursday morning in the Howard Street tunnel, the site of a similar accident in July 2001 that paralyzed the...
AAR: Weekly freight rail traffic sets record for 2010
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on August 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that for the week ending July 31, 2010, U.S. railroads reported the highest traffic levels of 2010 for both carload...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 5 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Operation Lifesaver drives home rail safety message to motorists
(The following story by Roger Brown appeared on the Bristol Herald Courier website on August 5, 2010.) BRISTOL, Tenn. — Even after 34 years as a railroad man, Norfolk Southern conductor Wayne Manning said he struggles when sitting in a car to accurately judge the...
Firefighters at rail tragedy deliver baby
(The following story by Kim Janssen appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 5, 2010.) CHICAGO — Firefighters in Des Plaines dealt with tragedy -- then, minutes later, joy -- when they rushed from the scene of a fatal railroad-crossing accident to help a...
Derailed BNSF coal train in Iowa causes freight delays
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Noah Buhayar on August 4, 2010.) MELROSE, Iowa — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said a coal train with 119 loaded cars derailed at Melrose, Iowa, and is causing delays. The train was heading from Wyoming to Chicago...
Australia’s labor party plans $18 million study into high-speed rail line
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Robert Fenner on August 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Australian government will conduct a feasibility study into construction of a high-speed rail network along the nation’s east coast if the incumbent Labor party...
