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NS opens Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal in Ohio
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 3.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Norfolk Southern today opened the Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal near Columbus, Ohio. The $68.5 million facility allows Norfolk Southern to significantly expand its intermodal business in central...
NS opens new Ohio terminal
(The following story by Peter Frost appeared on the Daily Press website on March 4.) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Norfolk Southern opened on Monday a $68.5 million rail terminal in Ohio that will handle cargo from the port of Hampton Roads and one day anchor the railroad's...
Toxic cloud looms after UP train derails in SoCal desert; Homes evacuated
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 4.) MECCA, Calif. — Fire officials say some 60 residents of the Southern California desert town of Mecca have been evacuated from their homes after part of a Union Pacific train derailed and two of its tanker...
Day of reckoning for Clinton, Obama
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Tom Raum on March 4.) HOUSTON — Barack Obama sought a knockout against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as voting began Tuesday in crucial contests in Texas and Ohio, where the former first lady desperately needs a win to...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 3 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Kentucky after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding caused major damage on February 5-6, 2008. Kentucky residents in the...
Train buff takes story of Surf across nation
(The following story by Glenn Wallace appeared on the Lompoc Record website on March 3.) SANTA MARIA, Calif. — John Roskoski stumbled upon Surf Beach in 1974 as a young man and was fascinated by what he saw. Since then, the 58-year-old Lompoc resident has gone to...
Stevens Pass train disaster of 1910: History’s valuable lesson
(The following story by Jackson Holtz appeared on The Herald website on March 3.) STEVENS PASS, Wash. — When Monroe physician A.W. Stockwell went to snowbound Stevens Pass that early March, he came back a changed man. Those who knew Stockwell say he became forever...
MBTA eyes Plaistow for new commuter rail station
(The following story by Shawn Regan and Meghan Carey appeared on the Eagle-Tribune website on February 3.) BOSTON — The MBTA is looking to extend the Haverhill-to-Boston commuter rail line closer to New Hampshire, possibly even setting up a stop in Plaistow, according...
DuPage expected to refuse EJ&E sale
(The following story by Kathy Cichon appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on March 3.) CHICAGO — Forest Preserve District of DuPage County officials are expected to formally notify Canadian National Railway next week that it cannot acquire or use a one-acre...
Opinion: Big money, big plans at NY’s MTA
(The following editorial appeared on the Newsday website on March 3.) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced its new five-year capital maintenance and construction plan last week, and the numbers are staggering. But even at an increase of 39...
