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Heat is usual cause of rail wheel cracks
(The following story by Frank D. Roylance appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 8.) BALTIMORE — Rail transport experts say heat is the chief cause of cracked wheels on rail cars. Regular inspections can often detect such cracks before they lead to a...
Canadian gov’t. denies ’emergency injunction’ blocking CN’s rail car program
(The Canadian Wheat Board issued the following on May 5.) WINNIPEG — The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) in a letter to six Western Canadian grain shippers, including the Canadian Wheat Board, decided against granting an emergency injunction that would have...
UP increasing train speed on Wisconsin rail line
(Union Pacific issued the following on May 8.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will increase the speed of its trains to 49 mph on nearly 16 miles of its rail line between Necedah and Wyeville, Wis. Train speeds will be increased ten miles per hour on May 23,...
KCS begins cash tender offer for notes
(The Associated Press distributed the following on May 8.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern said Thursday that its subsidiary has begun a cash tender offer for $200 million of 9.5 percent senior notes due 2008 and a consent solicitation to amend the notes. The...
NTSB to meet on 2006 NS derailment
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on May 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza,...
Amtrak bill could benefit Duluth-Twin Cities line
(The following story appeared on the Duluth News Tribune website on May 8.) DULUTH, Minn. — The proposed high-speed commuter rail line between Duluth and the Twin Cites may benefit from an Amtrak funding bill introduced today by U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. Oberstar...
San Bernardino train yard cancer risk to be revisited
(The following story by David Danelski appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on May 8.) SAN BERNARDONO, Calif. — State air quality officials acknowledged Thursday that they may have underestimated the cancer risk from a San Bernardino rail yard because they...
Union Pacific police officer killed
(The following story appeared on The Desert Sun website on May 8.) MECCA — A 39-year-old Union Pacific Railroad police officer was killed early yesterday in a car accident while on duty in Mecca, authorities said. Officer Aaron Garcia, of Imperial, apparently lost...
CSX, 46 other companies named in asbestos suit
(The following story by Cara Bailey appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 9.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man has filed a suit against 47 companies, claiming he was exposed to asbestos and other harmful dusts while working on the railroad. John...
Balanced traffic mix drives success, NS CEO says
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 8.) NORFOLK, Va. — A balanced mix of traffic has enabled Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) to post solid financial and operating performance in spite of softness in the housing and automotive markets, said Chief...
