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Oakland officials worried by UP plans
(The following story by Alan Lopez appeared at InsideBayArea.com on October 9.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Traffic on the Park Street Bridge could become more congested if a plan to reactivate a rail line just north of the bridge in Oakland is pushed through, city leaders...
CP derailment ends scenic trip for hundreds
(The following story by Kelly Sinoski appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on October 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Hundreds of passengers on a scenic Rocky Mountaineer train trip had to bus the last leg from Kamloops to Vancouver Monday after a Canadian Pacific train...
CSX train derails in Nashville
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 8.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CSX railroad workers are putting nine cars back on the tracks after an early morning derailment in Nashville. Railroad spokeswoman Meg Sacks in Jacksonville, Florida, says there are no...
Amtrak set to resume after downed power lines block rails
(The following story by Robert Salonga appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 8.) MARTINEZ, Calif. — An East Bay-bound Amtrak train is expected to resume service this morning after being stalled by downed power lines on the track, the train agency...
Evidence at odds with story of sailor maimed by Metra train
(The following story by Jim Newton appeared at ChicagoSuburbanNews.com on October 9.) LAKE BLUFF, Ill. — A sailor's claim that he was robbed and choked unconscious before losing his arm in a Metra train accident Sunday was cast in doubt Monday when police said...
U.S. judge set to approve settlement in CP’s 2002 Minot derailment
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 9.) BISMARCK, N.D. — A deadly derailment on the edge of Minot has been fought from the courtroom to Congress over the past six years. For many, the legal wrangling is ending with a judge's final approval of a $7...
NS to report lower 3Q earnings
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 9.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that Illinois tax legislation enacted during the third quarter and rising crude oil prices that impacted synthetic fuel- related investments will have a...
Teamsters VP Murphy honored with Irish-American Labor award
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on October 5. John Murphy is Director of the Teamsters Rail Conference.) BOSTON — The national Irish American Unity Conference (IAUC) will present the first annual Durkan award to Teamster Vice President...
Mexicans helped build Ore. railroads
(The following story by Thelma Guerrero appeared on the Statesman Journal website on October 8.) SALEM, Ore. — It was the 1800s, and a new destiny had dawned in Oregon. The completion of a transcontinental railroad heralded a new era, setting off an epoch of railroad...
Vt. wants return guarantee on train cars
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 5.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's plan to use small rail cars on its portion of the Amtrak Vermonter route may have hit a snag. Vermont has been in talks with a Colorado company about buying a few of the cars....
