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Part of Union Pacific train separates in Colorado
(The following story by Zach Fridell appeared on the Steamboat Pilot & Today website on September 12, 2009.) OAK CREEK, Colo. — One car of a 104-car Union Pacific Railroad coal train came off its wheels south of Oak Creek at about 3:45 Friday morning, leaving the car...
CN opens new C$14-million Toronto auto compound
(CN issued the following on September 11, 2009.) TORONTO — CN today celebrated the official opening of its new C$14-million Toronto Automotive Compound at MacMillan yard north of Toronto. The new facility's track layout will accommodate the unloading of 60...
Opinion: Meadowlands trains-to-game show potential of regional rail
(The following column by Philip Barbara appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on September 13, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — Next Sunday, when the New England Patriots come to New Jersey to meet the Jets, some football fans from Westchester and Connecticut will arrive...
Amtrak deal may revive Moynihan station
(The following story by A.G. Sulzberger appeared on the New York Times website on September 13, 2009.) NEW YORK — After months of negotiations — and years after it first pulled out of the project — Amtrak reached a preliminary agreement to move to an annex of...
CSX derailment spills fuel at Selkirk rail yard
(The following appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on September 13, 2009.) BETHLEHEM — CSX crews are working to get the company's Selkirk rail yard facility functioning after a derailment early today sent 5 cars off the tracks and resulted in about 1,000...
Opinion: BNSF, CSX ride rails of rebound
(The following column by David MacDougall appeared at TheStreet.com on September 14, 2009.) BOSTON — Few industries are as old school as railroads. Fittingly, one of the most old-school investors, Warren Buffett, is heavily invested in the industry, with a 23% stake...
BNSF replacing track between Pasco, Yakima
(The following story by Pratik Joshi appeared on The News-Tribune website on September 12, 2009.) TACOMA, Wash. — BNSF Railway Co. is replacing sections of old track between Pasco and Yakima. The $3 million project, which started earlier this week, will help...
Economy idles UP locomotives along highway in Colton, Calif.
(The following story by Dug Begley appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on September 13, 2009.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Heading eastbound on Interstate 10 in Colton, drivers pass what seems to be a never-ending line of parked locomotives. Some are freshly painted,...
New half-mile railroad bridge replaces historic Boone trestle
(The following story by William Petroski appeared on the Des Moines Register website on September 14, 2009.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Freight trains have begun moving across a new $43 million bridge over the Des Moines River that reportedly is the tallest double-track...
Tulsa-Oklahoma City high-speed rail link in plan
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 13, 2009.) TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma transportation officials will hold public hearings next week in its plan to run a high-speed rail line between Oklahoma City and Tulsa that could eventually link to Chicago...
