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NS train jumps track at Butler, Ind.
(The following story by Michael Zennie appeared on The Journal Gazette website on February 19, 2010.) BUTLER, Ind. — Norfolk Southern officials are trying to figure out what caused a train to derail Thursday morning outside Butler. The train was headed from Chicago to...
Santa Fe mayor questions BNSF train speed limit after derailment
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Galveston County Daily News website on February 19, 2010.) SANTA FE, Texas — The speed of railroad traffic through Santa Fe has the mayor concerned for residents’ safety after Thursday’s 22-car derailment, the...
BNSF derailment in Santa Fe forces evacuations
(The following story by Chris Paschenko appeared on The Daily News website on February 19,2 010.) SANTA FE — Although 22 train cars derailed Thursday in Santa Fe, prompting mandatory evacuations, only two overturned tankers leaked oil and solid waste. The evacuation...
AAR report: A healthy rail network critical to the nation’s recovery
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger said today that freight railroads are at a critical point in their history as the industry is...
Amtrak sets March 1 for start of Niantic bridge replacement
(The following story by Amy Renczkowski appeared on The Day website on February 19, 2010.) EAST LYME, Conn. — Amtrak announced Thursday that the replacement of the Niantic River Bridge will begin March 1. Town officials are making preparations by closing a section of...
Pa. railroad project won’t get stimulus funds
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on February 18, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Not one cent of the $105 million in federal transportation stimulus money awarded Wednesday to railroad giant Norfolk Southern will be allocated to...
CSX bridge-tunnel projects snare $98M in U.S. funding
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 18, 2010.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Bridge and tunnel projects that will support rail freight transportation between a new terminal in North Baltimore and central Pennsylvania have been chosen to receive $98...
Norfolk Southern yard in Memphis lands federal dollars
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on February 19, 2010.) MEMPHIS — Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plan to build a $112 million intermodal facility in neighboring Rossville received a major boost today with the announcement that it would...
NJ Transit says cuts will be reasonable
(The following story by Steven Lemongello appeared on the Press of Atlantic City website on February 18, 2010.) TRENTON, N.J. — The language was grim but the specifics were few in Thursday’s Assembly hearing about $33 million in subsidy cuts for NJ Transit proposed by...
Final Minot derailment lawsuit settled
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 18, 2010.) MINOT, N.D. — The final known lawsuit stemming from the Canadian Pacific Railway derailment and chemical spill in Minot eight years ago has been settled. Details of the settlement between the...
