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$30 million verdict for Metra crash victim
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 28, 2009.) CHICAGO — A Metra passenger critically hurt in a deadly crash won a nearly $30 million verdict Friday to compensate for her injuries and pay for a lifetime of...
Two cars derail on Amtrak train near Palm Springs
(The following story by Denise Goolsby appeared on The Desert Sun website on March 2, 2009.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Two cars on a nine-car Amtrak train derailed Sunday night near Palm Springs, an Amtrak official confirmed Monday morning. The minor derailment happened...
UP train derails in Grady County, Okla.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 2, 2009.) POCASSET, Okla. — The Oklahoma Highway Patrols says a Union Pacific train derailed today in northern Grady County after hitting a tractor-trailer rig hauling salt water. Troopers say the locomotive hit...
BNSF crews to replace 60,000 ties in Kansas and Missouri
(BNSF Railway issued the following on March 2, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Beginning this month, BNSF Railway Company will begin replacing more than 60,000 railroad ties and 11.5 track miles of rail between Fort Scott, Kan., and Springfield, Mo., at an estimated cost...
CSX closes Framingham Southside rail yard
(The following story by Dan McDonald appeared on The MetroWest Daily News website on March 2, 2009.) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — CSX Corp has shut one of its rail yards in town, ceasing operations at its southernmost train port, which had acted as a hub of car freight for...
Time to nationalize GM?
(The following story by Chris Isidore appeared at CNNMoney.com on March 3, 2009.) NEW YORK — Perhaps the best way to fix the troubled auto industry is to treat it like a financial firm and have the government take it over. There's been a lot of talk about...
Indiana Harbor Belt gets grant to clean up trains
(The following story by Mark Lawton appeared on the Pioneer Press website on March 2, 2009.) GLENVIEW, Ill. — A local railroad aims to make its locomotives environmentally benign. The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad runs between Franklin Park's industrial area, Riverdale...
Editorial: Billions allocated to high-speed rail represent a (belated) beginning
(The following editorial appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 3, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — It doesn't take a train buff to recognize kindred spirits roaming the halls of Congress and the White House have fallen in love with the possibilities of passenger rail....
Railroad fatalities not uncommon
(The following story by Sharna Johnson appeared on the Clovis News Journal website on March 2, 2009.) CLOVIS, N.M. — The death of a 56-year-old Clovis railroad conductor Saturday was the fourth employee fatality in the last 44 days for BNSF’s southwest division. BNSF...
Sector Snap: Railroads hit new lows amid sell-off
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 2, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of the five largest U.S. railroad operators hit new year-lows on Monday, as the Dow Jones industrial average fell below 7,000 for the first time in more than a decade. Investors...
