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No. 315 rolls again
(The following story by Ted Holteen appeared on the Durango Herald website on October 8.) DURANGO, Colo. — After seven years spearheading the restoration of locomotive No. 315, George Niederauer is ready for a rest. "We're going to take a break for the winter,"...
Sailor who lost arm after being hit by train says it was accident
(The following story by Ralph Zahorik appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 9.) CHICAGO — A sailor who lost his lower right arm after being hit by a commuter train Sunday in Lake Bluff was hoping to join the Navy's elite SEAL forces. The sailor, Seaman...
Mom, baby survive train hit
(The following story by Giovanna Fabiano appeared at NorthJersey.com on October 10.) GARFIELD, N.J. — Police were trying to determine Tuesday night why a Clifton woman drove around lowered railroad gates at a Somerset Street crossing during the morning rush, placing...
Incidents at tracks put spotlight on safety
(The following story by Ron Maloney appeared on The Gazette-Enterprise website on October 10.) SEGUIN, Texas — Nationwide, accidents at railroad crossings and along railroad tracks are down. Texas, for the first half of this year, led all other states in reduced...
Ohio Central Railroad hoping to get lease on Panhandle line
(The following story by Jim Sabin appeared on the Newark Advocate website on October 10.) NEWARK, Ohio — A long, low chain-link fence winds eastward out of Newark, following a mostly straight path through lonely country to Hanover. Five feet to the north is a bike...
Amtrak contract employees fired in VRE runaway
(The following report by Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on October 10.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The Virginia Railway Express locomotive that rolled through the Fredericksburg area two weeks ago was unlike any other. First, it pulled no cars. But, even more...
Sickening smell still a mystery
(The following story by Kimm R. Montone appeared on The Times-Tribune website on October 10.) SCRANTON, Pa. — A day after an ammonia-like odor sickened 32 young cheerleaders at a North Scranton football field, officials are no closer to determining what it was or its...
Mayor determined bring rail facility into Ariz. city
(The following story by Erin Zlomek appeared on The Arizona Republic website on October 10.) SURPRISE, Ariz. — Surprise Mayor Joan Shafer plans to annex 723 acres owned by the BNSF Railway near the Nadaburg Elementary School into her city at all costs, according to a...
Cause of Moose Jaw propane leak investigated
(The following report appeared on the Moose Jaw Times Herald website on October 10.) MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Transport Canada is trying to determine what caused a Canadian Pacific Railway tanker car in Moose Jaw's main yard to leak propane Oct. 1. The car, which was...
Traffic moving again on CP Rail line in B.C. after derailments
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 10.) KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Traffic is rolling again on the CP Rail mainline after Monday's derailment of two trains in a canyon between Ashcroft and Lytton, west of Kamloops. CP spokeswoman Brianne Fliegel says one...
