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A leak, an injury, a cloud of gas
(The following story by Susan Kaufman appeared on the Galesburg Register-Mail website on August 20.) GALESBURG, Ill. — An anhydrous ammonia leak in a railroad car, a man down with unknown injuries and a gas cloud moving toward a residential neighborhood had railroad...
Prototype of new SEPTA train is arriving, slowly
(The following story by Alfred Lubrano appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 21.) PHILADELPHIA — The train is late. It is in fact, expected to be 40 hours behind schedule, and counting. Of course, the train isn't on a track, and if you want to get...
UP probes Colorado coal train derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 21.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Union Pacific officials are investigating the cause of a train derailment that forced five cars of a 100-car coal train off the tracks in Grand Junction. The train derailed at a rail...
Derailed UP train hits apartment balcony in Austin
(The following story appeared on the KXAN.com website on August 20.) AUSTIN, Texas — Two freight cars derailed Wednesday morning and hit the 300 North Lamar apartment complex. They have been removed, and the Union Pacific train is gone. The 81 car, two-engine Union...
Illinois officials critical of site for CN meeting
(The following story by Dan Campana appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on August 21.) AURORA — The Surface Transportation Board has been "unwilling" to change the site of a public meeting on Canadian National Railway's plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet &...
Amtrak’s San Joaquin route sets ridership record
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20.) FRESNO, Calif. — Amtrak ridership on the San Joaquin Valley route set a record in July thanks to soaring gas prices. Company officials say for the first time more than 100,000 passengers took the route that...
Sector Snap: Railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20.) NEW YORK — Railroad shares gained in Wednesday trading, after the broader market rose as oil prices reversed course and headed down. West Texas crude lost $1.34 at $113.19 a barrel at midday on the New York...
Amtrak worker killed by Acela train in Md.
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. — Amtrak says a worker was struck by an Acela Express train near New Carrollton and later died. Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero says the northbound train left Washington at 5 a.m....
Durbin pushing bill to help replace, rehab Amtrak’s rail car fleet
(The following story by Mary Wisniewski appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 21.) CHICAGO — Declaring passenger rail is the future, not the past, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said today that he is pushing a bill that would help replace and...
BLET’s Herb Harris among speakers at Teamsters National Black Caucus this week
(The following story by Chris King appeared on the St. Louis American website on August 21. Herbert Harris Jr. is Chairman of the BLET’s Washington D.C. Legislative Board.) ST. LOUIS — The Teamsters National Black Caucus rolled into St. Louis this week with a message...
