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Runaway luxury train derails in South Africa, 2 dead
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Nkemeleng Nkosi on April 22, 2010.) PRETORIA, South Africa — A luxury train filled with foreign tourists, many of them Americans, sped downhill out of control before derailing Wednesday, killing a pregnant woman...
Amtrak service to B.C. will continue through Sept.
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on April 21, 2010.) VANCOUVER, Wash. —Amtrak will continue to offer direct, same-day train service between Vancouver and Vancouver, B.C., through September. The addition of a second Amtrak Cascades train late last...
Merced high-speed rail station detailed
(The following story by Danielle E. Gaines appeared on the Merced Sun-Star website on April 21, 2010.) MERCED, Calif. — Merced's high-speed rail depot will be the next big architectural statement in Merced County, politicians and designers said Tuesday night at a...
‘Unusual’ double train derailment investigated
(The following story by Charles Owens appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on April 22, 2010.) WELCH, W.Va. — Investigators with Norfolk Southern are still trying to figure out what caused an unusual double train derailment in McDowell County. A train...
Standard & Poor’s boosts outlook for CSX
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 20, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has revised its outlook on eastern-U.S. rail giant CSX Transportation to “positive” from “stable,” given...
BNSF introduces expanded Memphis intermodal facility
(BNSF issued the following on April 21, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company today introduced its new Memphis Intermodal Facility to customers, community and state leaders during the facility’s grand opening ceremony. BNSF’s Memphis Intermodal Facility is...
Change To Win Coalition urges ouster of UP board member
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on April 21, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — An activist investor group wants Union Pacific shareholders to oust the board member who oversees the railroad's compensation committee. In a letter disclosed...
NS opens new digs for train crews near Harrisburg, Pa.
(The following story by Ivey DeJesus appeared on the Patriot-News website on April 22, 2010.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — For years, when an out- of-town Norfolk Southern Corp. engineer or conductor finished a long shift at the Enola yard, he went to the on-site dormitories...
STB directs CN to explain why it did not report major road crossing delays in Chicago area
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on April 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Surface Transportation Board today directed Canadian National Railway Company to come before the Board and explain the significant differences between information...
STB: CN understated track delays following EJ&E deal
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 21, 2010.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway could be understating by a hundred-fold the delays its trains create on a Chicago-area rail line that's been a source of tension between the company and dozens of...
