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UP derailment site cleaned up in La.
(The following appeared on the Town Talk website on November 23.) FOREST HILL, La. — The site of a six-car train derailment in Longleaf was being cleaned on Saturday by Union Pacific crews. Six cars, which carried wood chips and scrap iron, derailed on Friday around...
Editorial: KCS shows it cares about the safety of residents
(The following editorial appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on November 23.) VICTORIA, Texas — Ever since the "iron horse" first made tracks across an America just emerging from its infancy, the railroads have sometimes been seen as cold, uncaring giants, and...
Copper stolen from CSX facility in Indiana
(The following appeared on The Star Press website on November 24.) MUNCIE, Ind. — Two hundred feet of eight-gauge copper was reported stolen from a CSX bungalow at 400 S. Lincoln Street on Saturday, according to police reports. The lock was cut off of the bungalow by...
GE Transportation locomotive repair facility expected to add 120 new jobs
(The following story by Kevin Collison appeared on The Kansas City Star website on November 21.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GE Transportation has opened a locomotive repair and maintenance facility at a Northland industrial park, a city development agency was told Friday. The...
Opinion: EJ&E decision could be bad gift to some
(The following editorial appeared on the Aurora Beacon News website on November 24.) AURORA, Ill. — Warning to all those who oppose the Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad -- expect a Surface Transportation Board vote in favor of the...
Feds sue Union Pacific, others for the costs of 2002 fire
(The following appeared on the Deseret News website on November 21.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah —The federal government filed a lawsuit Friday seeking financial compensation for damage caused by a 2002 fire in Price Canyon that affected about 3,200 acres. The suit filed in...
BNSF train derails along highway in Texas Panhandle
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 22.) CLARENDON, Texas — Officials say a freight train has derailed along a rural highway in the Texas Panhandle but there are no reports of injuries or spills of any hazardous materials. Operator Carolyn...
CP Rail Holiday Train to mark its 10th year
(The following report appeared on the Oneonta News website on November 24.) ONEONTA, N.Y. — Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train will be chugging along local tracks Saturday, stopping in Oneonta and Cobleskill to present singers and promote the season of giving. The...
BNSF to help move Toyota Prius cross-country
(The following story by Dennis Seid appeared on the Mississippi Daily Journal website on November 23.) TUPELO, Miss. — To get the Mississippi-built Prius onto dealers' lots, Toyota will rely on rail. In fact, 80-90 percent of the completed vehicles will be shipped by...
New transportation hub puts an end to ‘Am-shack’ in St. Louis
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 23.) ST. LOUIS — St. Louis residents for years have gotten on the train from a no-frills building known locally as the “Am-shack.” Not anymore. After about two decades of planning and work, state and city...
