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Louisville & Indiana railroad reopens main line
(Louisville & Indiana issued the following on July 8.) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) said it reopened its 106-mile main line on June 30 after floods, June 8, washed out track at six locations between Louisville, Ky. and Indianapolis,...
BNSF line open around Forsyth derailment site
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 8.) FORSYTH, Mont. — BNSF Railway says its rail line in the Forsyth area has been reopened. Spokesman Gus Melonas says a temporary track around a derailment site allowed train traffic to resume about 8 a.m....
Pa. legislators take a leadership position with rail safety, health legislation
(The BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following on July 8.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Last week, PA Legislators stood up for the good of the public and for the safety of railroad workers by moving H.B. 2681 out of the House Consumer Affairs Committee....
Court upholds worker’s lawsuit against BNSF
(The following story by Robert Boczkiewicz appeared on The Capital-Journal website on July 8.) DENVER — An appeals court Monday decided in favor of a Topeka railroad worker who was awarded $155,000 in his lawsuit against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co....
Lawmaker files bill to block sale of EJ&E railway
(The following story by Kevin P. Craver appeared on the Northwest Herald website on July 9.) CHICAGO — A suburban congressman submitted a bill Tuesday in the House that, if successful, would derail Canadian National’s plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway....
NY state senator heralds new rail yard
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on July 8.) MECHANICVILLE — State Sen. Joseph L. Bruno and local officials will gather this morning to announce plans to build a new intermodal railyard that will be used by Norfolk...
Railroad terminal planned for Mechanicville
(The following story by Cari Scribner appeared on the Gazette website on July 8.) MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — A $40 million logistics center and terminal will be built through the towns of Halfmoon, Mechanicville and Stillwater, anchoring the western end of Pan Am Railways...
Part 2: Las Vegas train safety derailed
(The following report by George Knapp appeared at LasVegasNow.com on July 8.) LAS VEGAS — Homeland Security officials consider Las Vegas to be among the top ten targets of foreign terrorist in the U.S. A still-classified report prepared for the state shows that one of...
Part 1: Las Vegas train safety derailed
(The following report by George Knapp appeared at LasVegasNow.com on July 7.) LAS VEGAS — Tons of deadly cargo passes through Las Vegas every day aboard Union Pacific rail cars. Although rail is statistically the safest transport system in the country, accidents do...
Author tracks ride of Tucson railroad
(The following story by Julian Cavazos appeared on The Arizona Republic website on July 7.) TUCSON, Ariz. — In the late 1800s, Tucson was isolated and undeveloped, like any frontier town. But in March 1880, the Southern Pacific Railroad came roaring in and changed...
