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Wrong side of tracks for CSX
(The following article by Dan Dearth appeared on the Hearald-Mail website on August 25, 2007) Signs will warn motorists of rough crossings HAGERSTOWN, MD - The City of Hagerstown will put CSX railroad's telephone number on signs at railway crossings so motorists can...
Outbreaks of Fire, Smoke Shut Down Metro Stations
(The following story by Martin Weil and Elissa Silveman appeared on the Washington Post website on August 27, 2007) WASHINGTON, DC - Five separate outbreaks of fire or smoke on the Metrorail system shut down several stations and halted train service in spots last...
Engineering Railroad’s Rebirth
(The following story by Michael G Mooney appeared on the Modesto Bee website on Sunday August 26, 2007) MODESTO, CA. - Make no mistake, when it comes to moving goods in and around the San Joaquin Valley, the big rig is still king of the road. But the day of the...
UP Spent Nearly $2M Lobbying Federal Government
(Article appeared on the Biz.yahoo.com site on Friday August 24, 2007) Union Pacific Spent Nearly $2 Million in First Half of 2007 to Lobby Federal Government WASHINGTON (AP) -- Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. spent nearly $2 million in the first half of 2007 to...
Amtrak Computer Glitch Is Repaired
(This article appeared on the Wall Street Journal’s web site on August 26, 2007) WASHINGTON -- A computer system glitch that blocked customers from buying Amtrak tickets online and at station kiosks across the country this weekend was fully repaired Sunday, an Amtrak...
DM&E president calls flood a catastrophe ‘of biblical proportions’
(As reported by Kevin Woster in the Rapid City Journal on August 24) By Kevin Woster, Rapid City Journal staff HERMOSA -- The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern rail line should be back in operation here today, a week after a stretch of grade was ruptured by floodwaters that...
BNSF Pulls Plug on Rolla, ND Grain Elevator
(The following story by Marvin Baker appeared August 24 in the Minot Daily News) ROLLA, ND – Mike Guderjahn had a huge monkey wrench thrown into his harvest plans when Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway announced it was discontinuing rail service to this border...
Mountains of Wheat Stand Idle as UP Can Not Meet Record Demand
(Reported By Roger Fillion And Chris Walsh in the Rocky Mountain News on August 24) Trains can't meet demand to haul it to ports for export PAOLI, CO - The 40-foot pyramid of wheat standing beside the grain elevator in this tiny northeastern town sits just yards from...
Planned BNSF rail carries big power charge
(Article appeared in the Denver Post on August 24 and reported by Jeffrey Leib) DENVER -- FasTracks' northwest line would need up to $550 million more to be electric instead of diesel. Electrifying the FasTracks rail line between Union Station and Boulder/Longmont...
UP Trying To Calm Concerns Over Remote Control Trains
(As reported on the KNDO/KNDU website August 23) HERMISTON, Ore.- Oregon leaders are concerned about train safety as Union Pacific prepares to start running remote control lines outside their Hermiston base. Thousands of cars and many kids cross railroad tracks...
