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Man texting while driving hits train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 16.) EUGENE, Ore. — When Robert Gillespie looked up from his text message, he saw a freight train. EOM. ("End of message," that is, for non-texters.) Eugene police say Gillespie's car crashed into the side of...
NTSB: Mechanical problems led to Washington, D.C. subway accident
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on October 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has found that mechanical problems led to a subway derailment in Washington, DC earlier this year that injured 23 passengers. The...
Mont. Governor visits BN pollution site in Livingston
(The following story by Scott McMillion appeared on the Bozeman Chronicle website on October 17.) LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he's impressed. After years of little activity, pumps and filters are once again sucking up the diesel fuel and other gunk...
DM&E trains move faster through Pierre
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 17.) PIERRE, S.D. — Trains traveling through Pierre and Fort Pierre will be moving at faster speeds thanks to recent track improvements by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. DM&E trains will now be...
Fires burning, sludge oozing at CSX cleanup
(The following story by Maggi Martin appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on October 17.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Residents may be back in their homes, but chemical-laden bonfires blazed and sludge was still oozing at the site of the CSX derailment just west of...
Activist hedge fund calls for change at CSX Corp.
(Reuters circulated the following story by Scott Malone on October 16.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An activist hedge fund on Tuesday called on railroad company CSX Corp to make a number of management changes, including separating the roles of chairman and chief executive and...
CSX reports strong 3Q earnings
(CSX issued the following on October 17.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today reported third quarter 2007 net earnings of $407 million, or 91 cents per share, including 24 cents per share from discontinued operations. In the same quarter last year, the company...
CSX net income up 24% in 3Q
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Terry Kosdrosky on October 17.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. (CSX), a railroad facing new pressure from an activist shareholder, said late Tuesday that third-quarter net income rose 24% despite lower overall volume. The...
Activist hedge fund calls for change at CSX Corp.
(Reuters circulated the following story by Scott Malone on October 16.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An activist hedge fund on Tuesday called on railroad company CSX Corp to make a number of management changes, including separating the roles of chairman and chief executive and...
NS ‘electronic belts’ in use during wreck
(The following story by Reggie Sheffield appeared on The Patriot-News website on October 15. BLET Editor’s note: It is assumed the Norfolk Southern spokesman quoted in the article is describing remote control train operations when he references “electronic belts.”)...
