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Resident fears intermodal emission health hazards
(The following story by Katrina Segers appeared on the KC Community News website on November 8.) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — At Eric Kirkendall's 140-year-old farm house a rambunctious Australian shepherd, Shadow, bounces through the yard searching for critters. The view...
Is light rail’s next stop Virginia Beach?
(The following story by Deirdre Fernandes appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on November 9.) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — City leaders are looking at Norfolk’s progress on light rail and reconsidering their opposition to extending the line to the resort city. Several...
CTA to hit riders hard if no deal is reached
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 8.) CHICAGO — Just days after the CTA postponed steep service cuts and fare hikes, the transit agency decided Wednesday to impose even more severe hardships on commuters...
CN Rail restores service to pulp mill
(The following story by Gordon Hamilton appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on November 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — One of northern B.C.'s economic engines, Pope & Talbot's Mackenzie pulp mill, came close to shutting down according to employees after a key supplier CN...
School bus stops on railroad tracks as train approaches
(The following report by Kerry Kinsey appeared on the ABC 4 News website in Salt Lake City on November 8.) KAYSVILLE, Utah — A school bus was caught at a railroad crossing on 200 North while a speeding train approached. Chris Williams of the Davis School District...
NS derailment snarls traffic in Middletown, N.Y.
(The following story by Doyle Murphy appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on November 8.) MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — A train derailed this afternoon and blocked traffic on Wisner Avenue into the evening. A Norfolk Southern railroad official said the train was leaving...
New York & Atlantic promotes Paul Victor to president
(The New York & Atlantic Railway issued the following on November 8.) NEW YORK — The New York & Atlantic Railway has promoted Paul Victor to president, He had been general superintendent for the 269-mile railway, which provides rail freight services throughout Queens,...
Chemical firms’ summit takes on gas prices, railroad service
(The following story by Joyce Gannon appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on November 9.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Randall Dearth would like nothing more than to announce that Lanxess Corp. has plans to build a new production facility in southwestern Pennsylvania....
BNSF ranked top company for veterans
(The following report appeared at AssociatedContent.com on November 8.) Each year GI Jobs issues a list of the top 50 friendly-military companies in an effort to help military personnel who are exiting their branch of service, find a job or career. The list is...
Rise in Omaha rail crossing fatalities brings a call for caution
(The following report by Tom Shaw appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 6.) OMAHA, Neb. — The sight of freight trains rumbling down the tracks is about as common in Nebraska and Iowa as corn and silos. But transportation officials are urging drivers...
