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BNSF explores locomotive fuel cell
(The following story by David Lustig appeared at RailwayGazette.com on March 6, 2009.) Taking shape in the BNSF Railway workshop at Topeka, Kansas, is an experimental shunting locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel cells. BNSF believes that fuel cell technology offers...
South Dakota commission approves DM&E request
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 5, 2009.) PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's request for authority to acquire land by condemnation west of Wall for its $6 billion...
Senate panel approves railroad antitrust bill
(Reuters circulated the following on March 6, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Senate panel approved a bill on Thursday that would repeal antitrust exemptions for freight railroads, which means it will go to the full Senate for consideration. Power companies, especially...
Violations in Metrolink crash stir safety debate
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Daisy Nguyen on March 5, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — The human error detailed this week in hearings on the 2008 Metrolink commuter train disaster that killed 25 people has stirred debate over what the rail industry can...
Connex jettisons top 2 managers in Chatsworth fallout
(The following story by Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 6, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — Two top managers who supervised the train engineer suspected of causing last year's Chatsworth rail crash were ordered off the Metrolink system Thursday...
AAR: Rail freight traffic down in February
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 5, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail freight traffic throughout North America was off sharply during February, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. U.S. rail carload traffic in...
Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
No deal’s been set on Atlanta’s Beltline rail
(The following story by Eric Stirgus and Ariel Hart appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on March 5, 2009.) ATLANTA, Ga. — Friday is the end of a 30-day period for the Georgia Department of Transportation, the city of Atlanta, the Beltline and Amtrak...
2 hurt as UP train hits tractor trailer
(The following story by Karen Brady appeared on The Tuttle Times website on March 5, 2009.) TUTTLE, Okla. — A 46-car Union Pacific train derailed on Monday after striking a tractor-trailer rig carrying salt water. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Rusty...
Emergency crews train at mock derailment
(The following story by Brad Zinn appeared on the News Leader website on March 5, 2009.) STAUNTON, Va. — It's the disaster that keeps on giving. Starting Wednesday, C&O Flats along Middlebrook Road became ground zero for a train-derailment scenario that is being used...
