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BNSF derailment, acid leak forces La. evacuation
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Melinda Deslatte on May 17.) LAFAYETTE, La. — Six cars of a freight train derailed early Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and...
47-year journey by rail comes to a close for BLET member
(The following story by Joe Lewnard appeared on the Daily Herald website on May 18. Eugene Picchiotti is a member of BLET Division 96 in Chicago.) CHICAGO — Union Pacific engineer Eugene "Gene" Picchiotti of Palatine hired out on the Chicago & North Western Railway in...
Michigan-based short lines riding revived profits
(The following story by Paul Wyche appeared on The Saginaw News website on May 17. With reporting from The Associated Press.) SAGINAW, Mich. — Railroad owner James "Jim" George is riding what industry insiders call a "rail renaissance." As fuel prices continue to...
RRB issuing Form BA-6, statements of service
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on May 2.) CHICAGO — Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a “Certificate of Service Months and Compensation” (Form BA-6) for every railroad employee who received creditable railroad...
UP optimistic about growth of earnings
(The following story by Joe Ruff of Midlands News Service appeared on the North Platte Telegraph website on May 17.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday that it expects earnings per share to grow by an average of more than 10 percent each year through 2012...
CSX’s loco motive
(The following story by Zachery Kouwe appeared on the New York Post website on May 18.) NEW YORK — A string of donations by railroad giant CSX Corp. to organizations linked to key lawmakers is raising questions about whether the company is using political connections...
AAR: Bulk commodities lead rail freight traffic gain
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on May 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sharp increases in loadings of coal, grain, and metallic ores were largely responsible for an overall increase in freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended May 10,...
Old subway cars given new life as artificial reef
(The following report appeared on the WMDT website on May 16.) OCEAN CITY, N.J. — The Eastern shore is getting a piece of New York City Friday morning. The Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative is beginning to drop old subway cars into the Atlantic off the coast of...
Opinion: Cutting down on commuter gridlock
(The following Letter to the Editor by Karen Darch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 16. Ms. Darch is the President of the Village of Barrington and a member of Regional Answer to Canadian National and Barrington Communities Against CN Rail Congestion.)...
Woman slips into gap at LIRR station in Kew Gardens
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on May 16.) NEW YORK — An unidentified woman was taken to a Jamaica hospital yesterday after her leg slipped into a gap at the Kew Gardens Long Island Rail Road station early yesterday evening, an...
