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Talladega considers lawsuit against railroads
(The following story by Chris Norwood appeared on the Daily Home website on October 3.) TALLADEGA, Ala. — The City Council explored the possibility Monday night of contacting the Alabama League of Municipalities to instigate a class action lawsuit against CSX and...
Metal thieves endanger lives at rail crossings
(The following report appeared at Action3News.com on October 3.) OMAHA, Neb. — A new crime trend may put your life in danger at railroad crossings. Metal thieves have hit homes, businesses and even cemeteries. Now their latest target may leave you without warnings at...
CP Rail propane scare ends in Moose Jaw
(The following story by Shelby Parker and Lacey Sheppy appeared on The Moose Jaw Times Herald website on October 2.) MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A four-block radius around the Canadian Pacific Railway’s main yard in Moose Jaw was evacuated Monday afternoon after crews noticed...
Amtrak bomb threat delays trains
(The following report appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on October 3.) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Naperville police officers and firefighters found no suspicious materials after an unidentified caller said an Amtrak train might have a bomb on it. Amtrak dispatch...
Senate hearing to focus on railroad competition
(The following report appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on October 3.) NEW YORK — A Senate panel will hold hearings on legislation moving through Congress that would change antitrust exemptions for the railroad industry. Coal and chemical industries want...
FBI offers $50,000 reward Metra incident
(The following report appeared on the Daily Southtown website on October 2.) CHICAGO — Metra and the FBI today announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of whomever attempted to disable the Metra tracks on the South Side last week. The...
Metra trains jump tracks
(The following story by Kristen Kridel and Dan P. Blake appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 2.) CHICAGO — Two rush-hour passenger trains on Metra's Electric District Line derailed on separate tracks by the same station on Chicago's South Side, about an...
Canadian Pacific bets on energy
(The following story by Daniel Machalaba appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on October 3.) NEW YORK — For years, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has hauled its traditional trainloads of potash, grain and shipping containers. But these days the Calgary, Alberta,...
Train painter keeps Dallas museum project on track
(The following story by David Flick appeared on The Dallas Morning News website on September 30.) DALLAS — Union Pacific Engine 4018 is a rusting hulk, though an unusually massive one. In any case, Jerry Barton prefers to look at its potential. "It's pretty bad now,"...
Australia studies smart train
(The following story by Jennifer Foreshew appeared at AustralianIT.au on October 2.) QUEENSLAND — Prototypes of a smart train monitor, capable of providing heavy-haul freight drivers with predictive and real-time information, are being rolled out in Queensland. The...
