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Hot metal from LIRR train lands on school field
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on October 3.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road said it is increasing track inspections around Floral Park-Bellerose Elementary School after a 3-pound piece of hot metal railroad equipment fell...
BNSF issues rail security videos
(BNSF Railway issued the following on October 2.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Railroads transport much of the food, building materials, coal for electricity and consumer products that are utilized each day, and breaches in railroad security can threaten the national, state...
NS to host 3Q conference call Oct. 24
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its third-quarter 2007 earnings at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company expects to issue its...
Town wants new Alaska RR line to port
(The following story by rindi White appeared on the Anchorage Daily News website on October 3.) WASILLA, Alaska — The Matanuska-Susitna Borough wants a rail line to connect the Alaska Railroad main line north of Wasilla to Port MacKenzie, and hopes trains are running...
UP train collides with dump truck: Crewmember injured
(The following story appeared on the Sun News website on October 3.) LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A locomotive and a dump truck did battle at McGregor Range Tuesday afternoon. The truck lost. "At 2:31 p.m., a Union Pacific locomotive traveling north collided with a dump truck,"...
FRA to inspect Oregon shortline
(The following report appeared at TheWorldLink.com on October 3.) COOS BAY, Ore. — Inspectors working for the Federal Railroad Administration are scheduled to inspect the Coos Bay short line next week, according to Congressman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. DeFazio met with...
Sector snap: Railroads down
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 3.) NEW YORK — Shares of major railroad operators fell in trading Wednesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst downgraded shares of CSX Corp., citing increasing risk and volumes that lag behind the...
Mexico to auction new roads; Looks to new port at Punta Colonet
(Reuters circulated the following story by Chris Aspin on October 3.) MEXICO CITY — Mexico will start an auction for a new package of roads this year and launch the bidding process to build a new airport in the Maya Riviera region in early 2008, Communications and...
Wear and tear blamed for Metra derailments
(The following story by Azam Ahmed and Kristin Kridel appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 3.) CHICAGO — The derailments of two trains on separate tracks at the same South Side location Tuesday were the result of regular wear and tear, not vandalism or...
BNSF to report third-quarter earnings October 23
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. issued the following on October 2.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) (NYSE: BNI) will Webcast its third-quarter 2007 earnings at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time October 23, 2007, and issue its earnings...
