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CN to close Stevens Point rail dispatch center
(Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers circulated the following on September 27.) STEVENS POINT, Wisc. — Canadian National Railway Co. will close its dispatch operations in Stevens Point by the middle of next year. A spokesman for the railroad said the decision was made to...
AAR: Rail traffic up in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on September 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up from the corresponding week last year during the week ended September 22, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...
NS may have to drop camp cars
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on September 27.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. railroad, may have to house traveling track workers in hotels, not so-called camp cars, under legislation advancing in...
Damaged Metra tracks show vulnerability
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Don Babwin on September 28.) CHICAGO — News that a dozen railroad spikes disappeared from a section of commuter rail highlighted a fear familiar to many train passengers: Sabotaging the tracks that crisscross the...
Rep. Oberstar: Railroad bill has chance when Bush leaves office
(The following story by Ian Swanson appeared on TheHill.com on September 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) on Thursday insisted it is reasonable to think his bill overhauling U.S. railroads can...
‘Hobo Homecoming’ at Railroad Museum in Riverhead
(The following column by Rafer Guzmán appeared on the Newsday website on September 27.) NEW YORK — It sounds like a civic nightmare: A large group of hobos migrating to a city, setting up tents for a few days and staying up late into the night talking and playing...
Rail link between Phila. and N.J. an old one
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 27.) PHILADELPHIA — The slots players on the gamblers' express between Philadelphia and Atlantic City probably have no sense of their place in history as their train...
Aging Septa bridges get attention
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 27. Rich Dixon is General Chairman for the BLET at Septa, and Tom Dorricott is Legislative Representative of Division 71 in Philadelphia.) PHILADELPHIA — Dangling 100 feet...
U.P. to close second line for maintenance
(The following story by Sarah Schulz appeared on the Grand Island Independent website on September 27.) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — It looks like the Harvest of Harmony Parade is free and clear when it comes to the closing of Union Pacific Railroad crossings. For several...
IC&E train derails in NE Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 27.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Clean up was under way Wednesday after 27 cars on the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad derailed near Froelich in northeast Iowa. Railroad spokesman Jafar Karim said no one was injured...
