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Caltrain’s ability to add trains hamstrung as ridership booms
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on The Examiner website on March 5.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The “all” in “all aboard” is increasing in number, but Caltrain is running out of room on its schedule to add more trains. Caltrain added two evening trains...
Police presence may see upswing near rails
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on The Examiner website on March 5.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — With an average of about one death per month since 2006 on its tracks, Caltrain is addressing its primary concern of pedestrian safety by adding three San...
BNSF train spills antifreeze into river
(The following story by Tad Vezner appeared on the Pioneer Press website on March 5.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A major commerce route for one of the nation's largest railroads was closed today after a train car ruptured on a bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin,...
Class I railroad awards rail security contract
(Duos Technologies issued the following on March 6.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A leading rail carrier has awarded a contract in excess of $500,000 to Duos Technologies, Inc. to secure a key rail yard in the western United States, safeguarding property and assets at the...
Opinion: High speed rail: If not now, when?
(The following report by Alan Kandel appeared on the California Progress Report website on March 6. Alan Kandel is a concerned California resident advocating for new, improved and expanded freight (and passenger) rail service. He is a retired railroad signalman...
Barges hit Ohio River bridges
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 5.) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A highway bridge and a CSX railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River in Parkersburg are closed for inspections after being struck by barges that broke free from a towboat this afternoon. No...
No progress on EJ&E concerns
(The following story by Cindy Wojdyla Cain appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on March 5.) CHICAGO — Little progress was made Wednesday during a meeting designed to air concerns over the proposed sale of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad to Canadian...
CN boss hangs tough on EJ&E deal
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 6.) CHICAGO — Despite pressure from Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Melissa Bean during a meeting Wednesday, the Canadian National Railway's top executive offered no new concessions to...
Mecca train derailment takes toll on economy
(The following story by Debra Gruszecki appeared on The Desert Sun website on March 6.) RIVERSIDE COUNTY - Union Pacific, one of the largest railroads in North America, knows that idled freight cars cost money. And those costs are felt all the way along the line. As a...
NTSB stresses need for sleep in marking Sleep Awareness Week
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker said today that the occasion of National Sleep Awareness Week (March 3-9) should remind operators of vehicles...
