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Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Georgia
CLEVELAND, April 2 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Georgia after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding caused major damage from March 14-16. If you or someone you know needs help, please call...
Derailment: LIRR halts new switching installation at Jamaica
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on April 2.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road has halted installation of a new switching system at busy Jamaica station, saying misfiring of an electric charge was the root cause of the derailment...
Amtrak offers special deal for first National Train Day
(The following story by Karen Binder appeared on The Southern website on April 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although not everyone can attend Amtrak’s National Train Day celebrations on Thursday in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., passengers can mark...
New report shows freight delays cost Amtrak $137 million per year
(The office of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg issued the following on April 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report requested by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and released today describes how delays to Amtrak trains that operate over freight railroad lines cost the company...
Aurora set to join group opposed to EJ&E sale
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on April 2.) CHICAGO — Municipalities along the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line are banding together to prevent the sale of that line to the Canadian National Railway Company. The...
Landslide update: Limited service may resume on UP’s Oregon line
(The following story by Susan Palmer appeared on The Register-Guard website on April 2.) OAKRIDGE, Ore. — Limited freight train service may resume as soon as Saturday on Union Pacific’s north-south Oregon line if the weather holds as crews rebuild a rail bed scoured...
Human error cited in 2007 BNSF accident report
(The following story by Tom Cherveny appeared on the West Central Tribune website on April 2.) CLARA CITY, N.D. — Human error is blamed in the train derailment that led to the evacuation of 400 residents in Clara City during the early morning hours of Oct. 29, 2007....
Closing glance: Rails and shippers soar
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 1.) NEW YORK — Shares of most major railroads and package shippers jumped along with the broader market Tuesday, as the price of oil ended lower and a government report said diesel prices retreated last week....
CP Rail joins FRA’s ‘Close Call’ reporting program
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on April 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A second railroad is now participating in a major federal rail safety pilot program designed to allow employees the ability to voluntarily and anonymously report “close call”...
New life for UP discrimination lawsuit
(The following story by Pamela Manson appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on April 1.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstated a lawsuit by a former Union Pacific Railroad yard conductor in Utah who alleges the company...
