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Amtrak targets Chicago tourists
(The following story by Jeremy Gonsior appeared on the Holland Sentinel website on October 25.) CHICAGO — Emily Irvin feels it's a steal to pay about $25 round trip to travel by train from Chicago to Holland. Because of the typical weekly special, the Chicago resident...
Sector glance: Railroads fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 24.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operators fell, along with the broader market Wednesday, after Norfolk Southern Corp. reported a third-quarter earnings loss and a Credit Suisse analyst downgraded shares of...
BNSF increases PRB coal train loadings
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 24.) So far, so good for BNSF Railway Co's Powder River Basin (PRB) coal traffic this month. Through Oct. 15, the railroad's daily loadings averaged 52.6 trains compared with 50.5 trains...
Grand Island tackles blocked rail crossings
(The following story by Tracy Overstreet appeared on the Grand Island Independent website on October 25.) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff has given his deputies strict orders when it comes to stopped trains blocking crossings issue citations to...
CSX rolls out safety program in Auburn
(The following story by Erin Bock appeared on the Opelika-Auburn News website on October 25.) OPELIKA, Ala. — CSX Transportation and the Auburn police hit the streets Wednesday morning to make sure residents were on the right track with railroad safety. Officials from...
STB to hold rail “cost of capital” hearing Dec. 4
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on October 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface Transportation Board (Board) Chairman Charles D. Nottingham today announced that the Board will hold a public hearing on December 4, 2007, in the agency proceeding,...
Metal plate thefts may weaken tracks, potentially causing a derailment
(The following story by Elaine Allegrini appeared on the Enterprise of South Boston website on October 24.) LAKEVILLE, Mass. — An engineer on a CSX freight train Tuesday afternoon reported suspicious activity along the rail bed near the Freetown-Lakeville line and...
Sacramento man identified as train victim
(The following story by Henry K. Lee appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on October 25.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — The Union Pacific employee struck and killed by a freight train in Martinez was identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office today as...
Loose bolts cause of CSX acid leak
(The following story by Teresa Moore appeared on The Ironton Tribune website on October 24.) RACELAND, Ky. — Four loose bolts were to blame for the leak of hydrochloric acid from a rail car at the CSX rail yard Monday night . Dennis “Butch” Bass, director of the...
Hydrochloric acid vapor vents at CSX yard in Ohio
(The following report appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on October 25.) CAMP WASHINGTON, Ohio — A rail car vented hydrochloric acid vapor Wednesday night at the CSX rail yard near Geringer Street. Police received the call about 10:10 p.m. Ten fire units...
