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Sen. Byrd’s death, holiday recess put short-line tax credit extension on temporary hold, ASLRRA says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 12, 2010.) Legislation aimed at extending the short-line tax credit recently stalled in Congress because of one expected and one unexpected event. Long-time U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) passed...
Union Pacific note exchange ends
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Monday its offer to exchange cash and new notes for debt expiring in 2019 has ended. The company said holders agreed to exchange $375.9 million in old notes. It...
BNSF tracks open again after derailment near Bismarck
(The following story by Christopher Bjorke appeared on the Bismarck Tribune website on July 12, 2010.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Freight trains resumed rolling past Brian Ternes' house in the Apple Creek area early Monday morning following a derailment Saturday afternoon. "By...
Union Pacific derailment in Kansas spills 43 cars of coal
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) SILVER LAKE, Kan. — Union Pacific crews have been working to clean up mounds of coal that spilled in northeast Kansas when 43 rail cars derailed. Authorities said no injuries were reported in the wreck,...
VRE makes transition to new rail operator
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12, 2010.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virginia Railway Express has a new operator. Amtrak has operated VRE trains since the system started in 1992, but Keolis Rail Services America, the U.S. subsidiary of a French company,...
2 indicted in BNSF false invoice scheme
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) ABERDEEN, Miss. — Two Smithville men face a September trial on charges they defrauded the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that 47-year-old Kenny...
Illinois panel to look into Metra accountability, openness
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 13, 2010.) CHICAGO — A legislative committee plans to look into "accountability and openness" at Metra in response to disclosures of abuse of authority and inadequate oversight at...
Report: Nation needs to boost freight transportation capacity, dependability
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 12, 2010.) The nation’s freight transportation system is facing a crisis that could result in more trucks moving on more congested highways within 20 years, according to a report released last week...
Los Angeles police find pot stash in railroad tanker
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — A late-night police pursuit ended with a drug bust and the discovery Monday of thousands of pounds of marijuana concealed in a railroad tank car that entered the U.S. from Mexico this...
Ammonia vapor cloud from CSX car in Waycross contained
(The following story by Teresa Stepzinski appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A loose valve allowed anhydrous ammonia to escape and form a vapor cloud above a tank car parked at CSX Transportation's Rice Yard in Waycross...
