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‘It’s all about saving lives’
(The following story by Louis Galvan appeared on The Fresno Bee website on May 28.) FRESNO, Calif. — Nearly five dozen motorists were cited Wednesday during a railroad crossing safety enforcement campaign in Fresno. For three hours, officers ticketed motorists for...
BNSF howitzer use discussed in Whitefish
(The following appeared on the Montana News Station website on May 29.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — The environmental impact of Burlington Northern Santa Fe's use of howitzer cannon explosives was discussed at a meeting in Whitefish on Wednesday. An official with Glacier...
Patriot Rail seeks STB nod for Louisiana and North West Railroad acquisition
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 29.) Patriot Rail Corp. is seeking Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval to acquire control of the Louisiana and North West Railroad Co. L.L.C. (L&NW). In April, Patriot Rail reached an...
Freight train crash delays Metra runs
(The following story by Jason Meisner appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 30.) CHICAGO — Metra trains along the North Central Service line to Antioch were delayed Friday morning after a freight train struck a vehicle at a street-level crossing in Lake...
Union Tank Car Co. closing leaves void in East Chicago
(The following story by Emma Graves Fitzsimmons appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 29.) CHICAGO — August Kapusta tries to stay upbeat about losing his job. He survived when two other factories where he worked closed, but he was younger then. After two...
2 remain hospitalized after train-truck collision
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 29.) JACKSON, Miss. — One of two men hospitalized following a train-garbage truck collision in central Mississippi remains in critical condition. John Brown and another Waste Management worker, Robert Purnell, were...
Rain leads to coal delays for BNSF Railway
(The following story by Peter Gartrell appeared on the News-Record website on May 29.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — The past week’s drenching rain took its toll not just on would-be Memorial Day revelers but the local coal industry, as well. The amount of coal shipped out of the...
NS, 10 short lines create short-haul options in NY
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 29.) NORFOLK, VA. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation and 10 New York-based short line railroads have created a program to convert short-haul truck movements to rail. The "Empire Link" allows the short line railroads to market...
Fuel prices and ridership up on mass transit
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 28.) PHILADELPHIA — To save money on gas and parking last week, Samantha Brown; her mother, Kathy; and two friends parked their Honda in Fort Washington and rode SEPTA's R5...
Rail congestion pits suburbs against companies
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Michael Tarm on May 29.) BARRINGTON, Ill. — Mayor Karen Darch's phone started ringing minutes after one of North America's largest railroads announced plans to more than quadruple the number of freight trains rumbling...
