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The short line that could?
(The following story by Jonathan Nelson appeared on The Columbian website on January 15.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — The tracks on the 33-mile Chel atchie Prairie Railroad are still woefully inadequate and an operator for the southern portion of the line continues to lose...
Short lines’ carloads decline in ’07
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 15.) Like their Class I interchange partners, short lines ended 2007 in the red on their traffic tally sheets. Carloads generated by 310 U.S. and Canadian short lines totaled 6.17 million units,...
UP coal train derails in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 15.) CARROLL, Iowa — A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Carroll, dumping coal on the ground and blocking two mainline tracks. Union Pacific spokesman James Barnes says the 135-car train was eastbound from...
FTA awards $6.3 million to maglev developer
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 15.) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded a $6.3 million grant to MagneMotion Inc. to continue developing a magnetic levitation (maglev) system. The electro-magnetic...
Report: Topeka-area needs more passenger rail service
(The following story by Michael Hooper appeared on The Capital-Journal website on January 16.) TOPEKA, Kan. — The United States needs to invest at least $225 billion annually for the next 50 years to overhaul its transportation system to relieve congestion, improve...
Opinion: Few on board for big rail yard move
(The following column by Dan Lett appeared on the Winnipeg Free Press website on January 16.) WINNIPEG — It’s a dream of many a Canadian city. Ridding the downtown of noisy, dirty, troublesome railway lines and yards, opening up valuable new real estate for...
CSX King’s Yard rail project awaiting acquisitions
(The following story by Andrea Howe appeared on The Daily Clarion website on January 15.) PRINCETON, Ind. — CSX Transportation continues land acqusition necessary to move forward on a proposed train refueling yard parallell to the company's rail line southwest of...
Chicago suburbs raise red flags on CN
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on January 16.) MATTESON, Ill. — A freight train crosses Lincoln Highway on the EJ&E tracks just south of Lynwood Village Hall every two hours and 20 minutes. Within less than four years, that...
Water tests conducted near CSX derailment site
(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 16.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Marion County Health Department workers are testing water in all of the wells identified near the Jan. 6 train derailment site. The Health Department...
Opinion: Rail yard fears hit close to home
(The following column by Mike Ellis appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 16.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As I write this, I can look out of my office window and see the CSX rail yards in Avon. The Star's West Bureau office, where we write stories for the...
