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Duluth train picks up steam
(The following story by Don Davis appeared on the Woodbury Bulletin website on February 26.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Judy and Gary Gordon want to hop the train. Federal and state lawmakers and local government officials still have to approve a Twin Cities-to-Duluth...
Railyard cleanup turns into big job
(The following story by Mary Lynne Vellinga appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on February 27.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The developer of the old railyard in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood said Tuesday the toxic contamination in its 72 acres is far more...
BNSF to cut Eastside line
(The following story by Ashley Bach appeared on the Seattle Times website on February 27.) SEATTLE — Beginning today, the 42-mile rail line between Snohomish and Renton will be split in two. BNSF Railway will remove one mile of track around the Wilburton Tunnel in...
Signal trouble delays LIRR mainline trains
(The following story by Joseph Mallia appeared on the Newsday website on February 26.) NEW YORK — Signal trouble between Mineola and Queens Village is causing "scattered" 10-15 minute delays on the Long Island Rail Road mainline Tuesday morning, a railroad official...
Arizona bill furthering rail yard scrutiny gains
(The following story by Daniel Scarpinato appeared on the Arizona Daily Star website on February 27.) TUCSON, Ariz. — A House panel gave the go-ahead Tuesday on a compromise bill aimed at raising concerns over a rail yard proposed near Picacho Peak. But the...
Eugene council takes step to quiet train horns
(The following story by Edward Russo appeared on The Register-Guard website on February 26.) EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene City Council may be getting serious about train noise, but it could take a couple of years or more before it moves to silence train horns in...
Coal industry spending on election ads
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Matthew Brown and Matt Gouras on February 27.) BILLINGS, Mont. — Facing a bruising fight over climate change, the coal industry is on the political offensive this election year to ensure that no matter who wins in...
BLET member helps effort to halt crossing deaths
(The following story by Althea Peterson appeared on the Tulsa World website on February 27. James D. Ford is a Union Pacific Locomotive Engineer and a member of BLET Division 179 in Parsons, Kan.) TULSA, Okla. — James Ford can't always see you coming. He hopes that...
Texas A&M study finds toxins levels safe in schools near rail tie plant
(The following story by Max B. Baker appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on February 26.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Operation of a railroad tie treatment plant in south central Texas has not lead to unsafe concentration of toxins and other contaminants in local...
Drivers take hit, but mass transit gets help in NJ budget proposal
(The following story by Tom Davis appeared on the Bergen Record website on February 27.) HACKENSACK, N.J. — State officials and transportation advocates had mixed reactions Tuesday to the Corzine administration's proposal to slash transportation funding by 20 percent...
