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Editorial: Workin’ on the railroad
(The following editorial appeared on the Commercial Appeal website on January 2.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For local government officials, dealing with railroad companies requires a certain amount of finesse. Because railroads are federally regulated, city and county...
Memphis rail move on track
(The following story by Jane Roberts appeared on the Commercial Appeal website on January 1.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In 2008, city leaders expect Norfolk Southern will finalize plans to move its intermodal yard from Midtown to Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, freeing...
D.C.’s Union Station evacuated after fire
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A small fire in a basement food court forced the evacuation of Union Station on Tuesday, delaying the departure of several trains but injuring no one. A fryer used to prepare french fries...
Report: Train that dragged man to death had defect
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on January 1.) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The train that dragged John D'Agostino to his death on Nov. 21, 2006, in Bradley Beach had a defect that NJ Transit employees had reported three times in...
Fire crew rescues train conductor who fell onto trestle, injured head
(The following story by Martha Deller appeared on the Star-Telegram website on January 2.) FORT WORTH, Texas — A BNSF Railway conductor fell off a train Tuesday afternoon and was rescued by Fort Worth firefighters from a railroad trestle above the Trinity River near...
Teamsters offer disaster relieve assistance in Oregon, Washington
CLEVELAND, December 28 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the states of Oregon and Washington regarding severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that damaged property on December 1, 2007. Oregon...
Film explores Pa.’s restored train stations
(The following story by Gretchen McKay appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on December 27.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Few structures shout "Americana" as loudly as the one-room schoolhouse. Yet to some, the local train station is arguably just as iconic. While...
When the whistle blows
(The following story by Catherine Watson appeared on the Star Tribune website on December 27.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — If I hadn't taken the train, I would have never learned how to say "Gunfight at the OK Corral'' in Italian. Or had a Cajun explain how to boil crawfish....
Father and son charged with Metra break-in
(The following report appeared at CBS2Chicago.com on December 27.) ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Armed with a sledgehammer and gas-powered saw, a father-son burglary team smashed through a wall at an Orland Park Metra station, police said Wednesday. But the pair's plan to open...
CN selects vendor for remote monitoring technology
(CN and Wi-Tronix issued the following press release on December 27.) MONTREAL —Wi-Tronix®, LLC (Bolingbrook, IL) has been selected as CN's preferred remote monitoring solutions provider. The Wi-Tronix system provides CN with the benefits of ready access to locomotive...
