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NS accident severs trespasser’s hand, foot
(The following story by Jessica Marcy appeared on the Roanoke Times website on July 6.) ROANOKE, Va. — An Arizona man had his left hand and right foot severed after he fell under a Norfolk Southern train early Sunday morning. Robin Chapman, a spokesman for Norfolk...
CSX goes on the offensive in Mass.
(The following story by Eileen Kennedy appeared on the Worcester Business Journal website on July 7.) WORCESTER, Mass. — CSX Corp., which owns the nearly 23 miles of rail lines from Worcester to Boston, hasn’t had an easy go of it in the public sphere lately. That’s...
Montana tracks reopen after BNSF derailment
(The following story appeared on the Billings Gazette website on July 6.) HELENA, Mont. — Crews on Saturday cleaned up after fierce winds blamed for a train derailment near Havre and interruption of electrical service to 5,000 NorthWestern Energy customers across...
BNSF rail service restored after flood water receded
(The following story appeared on the Peoria Journal Star website on July 3.) GLADSTONE — In the form of a train's horn, a blast of hope that things will return to normal swept Henderson County on Thursday when BNSF rail service to and from Burlington was restored. The...
Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes
(Reuters circulated the following on July 5.) CHICAGO — The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years. "As far as...
CSX train spills diesel in N.Y.
(The following story by Blaise Schweitzer appeared on The Daily Freeman website on July 6.) TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — A messy fuel leak at the CSX yard off Ulster Avenue in the Town of Ulster had 25 members of Ulster Hose catching diesel fuel flowing from a damaged tank...
Justices back judge on dismissal of railroad asbestos suits
(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on July 3.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a fireworks display two days before America's birthday, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals launched asbestos suits of more than 1,000 railroad...
Editorial: Clear tracks for Amtrak
(The following editorial appeared on the Merced Sun website on July 5.) MERCED, Calif. — A needed bill in Congress would help resolve conflicts with freight carriers over access to rails. With airlines cutting service and gas topping $4 a gallon, ridership on Amtrak...
Man arrested for causing NS derailment in Ohio
(The following story by Larry Shields appeared on the Alliance Review website on July 4.) SALEM, Ohio — Police arrested Gary D. Smith, 57, of 295 1/2 Rose Ave., for disorderly conduct for causing the collision and derailment of two Norfolk Southern trains in Salem...
As train popularity steams ahead, is it time to give Amtrak another look?
(The following column by Catherine Watson appeared on The San Francisco Chronicle website on July 6. Ms. Watson is a former travel editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Her newest book is "Home on the Road," a collection of travel essays.) ABOARD THE CITY OF NEW...
