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Proposed Hudson rail-tunnel plan criticized
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on September 11.) NEWARK, N.J. — Rail advocates criticized a proposed toll increase plan that would provide $1.25 billion for the proposed second Hudson River rail tunnel to New York, saying...
CSX says woman has filed two asbestos suits against company
(The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the West Virginia Record website on September 10.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CSX has filed a federal suit against a Kentucky woman, alleging she has filed a second asbestos lawsuit against the company. CSX Transportation...
FRA proposes national railroad gap policy for commuter railroads
(The following story by Jennifer Maloney appeared on the Newsday website on September 10.) NEW YORK — Commuter railroads across the country would have to report accidents in the gap, the space between train and station platform, to the Federal Railroad Administration...
Police crackdown on railroad crossing offenders
(The following appeared at KAALtv.com on September 10.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — More than 20 people were ticketed Wednesday during a railroad crossing sting in the south metro. Savage and Shakopee Police partnered with Union Pacific Railroad to crackdown on those trying to...
Caught on the wrong side of the tracks
(The following story by Ira Sather-Olson appeared on the Selma Enterprise website on September 10. L.W. Davidson is a member of BLET Division 126 in Bakersfield, Calif.) SELMA, Calif. — A Union Pacific locomotive makes its way through Selma on a recent morning,...
UP derailment causes gas tank leak
(The following story by Ainslee S. Wittig appeared on the Arizona Range News website on September 10.) WILLCOX, Ariz. — A "very minor derailment" of a Union Pacific train occurred Friday near Country Club Road, said Zoe Richmond, spokeswoman for Union Pacific. Around...
Business groups back Amtrak
(The following appeared on the News Journal website on September 11.) WILMINGTON, De.. — Calling Amtrak critical to the economy, a group of business leaders and lawmakers from the Northeast urged Congress on Wednesday to approve billions of dollars in new funding for...
Once abandoned rail line proves its worth
(The following story by Robert Wolfington III appeared on the Marshall Independent website on September 11.) MARSHALL, Minn. — A rail line that crosses through southwest Minnesota has gained new life in recent years, only a few decades after being abandoned. The line...
Pacific Harbor Line becomes first all low-emission railroad in U.S.
(Pacific Harbor Line issued the following on September 11.) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line said today that it has completed renewal of its locomotive fleet, becoming the first all low-emission railroad in the nation. All PHL locomotives now meet or exceed...
Locomotive engineer objects to newspaper photo
(The following story by Steve Shay appeared on the Ballard News-Tribune website on September 10.) BALLARD, Wash. — Objecting to a scenic photo in this newspaper (August 27) of a man walking on the train tracks near Carkeek Park toting his kayak, a Burlington Northern...
