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NS warns of third-quarter earnings dip
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 10.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. warned Tuesday that its third- quarter earnings per share likely will be 97 cents, about 5 percent below what it earned in the same...
Minot derailment settlement approved
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Blake Nicholson on October 9.) MINOT, N.D. — A federal judge has given final approval to a $7 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising from a January 2002 derailment and chemical spill on the edge of...
Kan. homes evacuated after BNSF leak
(The following story by Erin Castaneda appeared on the Lawrence Journal-World website on October 10.) LAWRENCE, Kan. — A tank car on a train traveling east from Osage County into Franklin County leaked a toxic chemical, causing the evacuation of up to 30 homes near...
Federal board looking for abuses of rail exemption
(The following story by Jennifer Smith appeared on the Newsday website on October 9.) NEW YORK — The federal body that regulates railroads is taking a closer look at potential abuses of the same type of exemption that U.S. Rail Corp. of Ohio said allowed it to...
STB OKs final segment of Tongue River Railroad
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matthew Brown on October 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials on Tuesday announced approval of the final stretch of a long-delayed $341 million rail line that could open southeastern Montana's vast but...
CSX train derails, cars catch fire in northeast Ohio
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 10.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Several cars from a CSX train derailed in Painesville in northeast Ohio on Wednesday, setting off a large, smoky fire. Authorities were evacuating a half-mile area, which included...
Opinion: On velocipedes, Irish-mails and railroad handcars
(The following column by Fran Miller appeared at Denver.YourHub.com on October 8.) DENVER — Note to the reader: Parker used to have a railroad that came through town. It had a depot and there was an attempt to resurrect it back in the 1980s when there was talk or...
Operation Lifesaver train stops in Utah
(The following story by Janice Peterson appeared on the Daily Herald website on October 9. P.J. Hansen is a member of BLET Division 222 in Salt Lake City, Utah.) PROVI, Utah — The Safety Train made a stop in Provo Monday to raise awareness about train crossing...
UP delays cause anxious moments for emergency personnel
(The following story by John D. Homan appeared on The Southern Illinoisan website on October 8.) MARION, Ill. — Two recent incidents in Marion involving Union Pacific trains passing through town resulted in lengthy delays and have emergency personnel a bit concerned....
Denver transport hub remains on hold
(The following story by Chris Walsh appeared on the Rocky Mountain News website on October 9.) DENVER, Colo. — A long-planned, oft-delayed cargo and transportation hub east of Denver is in another holding pattern as developers look to negotiate an agreement to bring...
