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Ammonia leak contained at CSX’s Stanley Yard in Toledo
(The following report appeared at FoxToledo.com on October 2, 2009.) LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio —A potentially hazardous situation was averted Thursday morning after Lake and Perrysburg township hazmat crews contained a possible ammonia leak from a train tanker car at the...
Robert B. Franke: Train engineer, quiet philanthropist
(The following story by Chris Hubbuch appeared on the LaCrosse Tribune website on October 2, 2009. Robert B. Franke was a member of BLET Division 13 in LaCrosse, Wisc. He joined the BLET on January 1, 1962.) LaCROSSE, Wisc. — You might not have known him, but you...
Super Bowl rail plan to Cowboys Stadium may change
(The following story by Jeff Mosier appeared on The Dallas Morning News website on October 2, 2009.) DALLAS — Cowboys Stadium will get temporary commuter rail service for the 2011 Super Bowl, but it might not be the plan that was previously announced. Michael Morris,...
Norfolk Southern to host third-quarter 2009 earnings conference call
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 1, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...
Opinion: So many rail agencies, so little service
(The following column by Paul Dyson appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 1, 2009. Mr. Dyson is president of the Rail Passengers Assn. of California and Nevada (railpac.org) and chairman of Burbank's Transportation Commission.) LOS ANGELES — The Times...
Texas Supreme Court: No reason for railroad to share trade secrets with plaintiff
(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the Southeast Texas Record website on October 2, 2009.) AUSTIN, Texas — Bexar County District Judge Karen Pozza stepped out of bounds when she ordered Union Pacific Railroad to share rate-setting secrets with personal...
Union Pacific touts link with Iowa’s agriculture
(The following story by Dan Piller appeared on the Des Moines Register website on October 2, 2009.) BOONE, Iowa — Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Jim Young wants Iowa farmers to know that his railroad has 20,000 covered hopper grain cars, 8,000 of them in storage,...
Amtrak debuts new Va. line, the “Northeast Regional”
(The following story by Donnie Johnston appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on October 2, 2009.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The Northeast Regional, the first state-supported passenger train in Virginia's history, got off to a rousing start yesterday. Loaded with local...
Disney gets on board with fast-train proposal
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on October 2, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida has received a last-minute boost from Walt Disney World in its bid for $2.5 billion of federal money to build a high-speed train linking Orlando and...
Man files discrimination lawsuit against CN
(The following story by John K. Ryan appeared on the Southtown Star website on October 2, 2009.) CHICAGO — A black man is suing Homewood-based Canadian National Railway for discrimination, saying he was harassed on the job with such acts as finding nooses in his work...
