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Pa. Governor Rendell to announce NS facility
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on August 11, 2009.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will visit Franklin County today for the announcement of a new intermodal rail facility in Antrim Township. Norfolk...
KCS announces operations management changes
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on August 12, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) announced today that David R. Ebbrecht, former vice president transportation of The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will direct the...
65 pounds of pot found on railroad car in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 12, 2009.) LAKOTA, Iowa — Authorities say 65 pounds of marijuana with a street value of nearly $160,000 have been found on a railroad car at an ethanol plant near Lakota in northern Iowa. The Kossuth County...
Train rams empty car as Neb. driver hides nearby
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2009.) FREMONT, Neb. — Authorities said a man's empty car was hit by a passing train as he hid from a deputy nearby. Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen said a 21-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday...
Southern Idaho Amtrak route may still need local support
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2009.) BOISE, Idaho — Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, says the state and local communities may still be asked to help cover some of the costs of restoring Amtrak's Pioneer Route across southern Idaho. But those...
Canadian National tweaks EJ&E operations
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 11, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway is still grappling with mechanical breakdowns and operational snags on its short line tracks outside Chicago, as it tries...
Amtrak train hits truck of tomatoes
(The following report appeared on The Monterey County Herald website on August 12, 2009.) SOLEDAD, Calif. — A southbound Amtrak train hit a tomato-filled tractor trailer Tuesday near Soledad, California Highway Patrol officials said. No injuries were reported in the...
Child injured in Graniteville crash gets $50K from Norfolk Southern
(The following story by Mike Gellatly appeared on the Aiken Standard website on August 11, 2009.) AIKEN, S.C. — A child injured by the chlorine spill in Graniteville has been given $50,000 to settle a lawsuit with Norfolk Southern Railroads. A settlement agreement was...
Records show D.C. Metro safety system failed before
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 11, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A safety system designed to help subway trains avoid crashes had malfunctioned months before a deadly Washington Metro crash in June, newly obtained records show. A crash was...
Probe of D.C. Metro train with extra cars puts operator in drug treatment
(The following story by James Hohmann appeared on the Washington Post website on August 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A train operator who delivered a train with two extra cars from a rail yard to the Greenbelt Metro station tested positive for drugs after the...
