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NYC gets more anti-terror aid for transit
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York and northern New Jersey will get more than $50 million in the latest round of federal anti-terror grants to protect mass transit systems and ports, officials said Wednesday. The...
Pa. fines NS $575,000 for environmental violations
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 16.) Norfolk Southern Railroad will pay $575,000 in fines for environmental violations stemming from three train derailments and two fuel leaks in western Pennsylvania, state authorities said Wednesday....
Rail history chugs into Geneva, Ill.
(The following story by Amelia Flood appeared on the Kan County Chronicle website on August 15.) GENEVA, Ill. — A yellow and green Chicago North Western train squeaked its way through Geneva on Tuesday night. It chugged along, inches high, along a track that ran in...
DOT to fence Stratford’s deadly tracks
(The following story by Richard Weizel appeared on the Connecticut Post website on August 15.) STRATFORD, Conn. — It took four months after trains killed two men on the tracks near Seymour Street and another fatality before the state Department of Transportation...
Rancher wants compensation for DM&E fire
(The following story by Kevin Woster appeared on the Rapid City Journal website on August 14.) RAPID CITY -- A Wasta rancher wants financial compensation for damage to his property caused by an Aug. 1 fire that apparently started in a railroad car on the Dakota,...
Mich. firefighters train with CN rail car
(The following story by Molly Montag appeared on the Times Herald website on August 15.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Port Huron firefighters seized a rare opportunity Tuesday to learn more about the hundreds of rail cars carrying freight that enter the city each day. CN...
Mich. firefighters train with CN rail car
(The following story by Molly Montag appeared on the Times Herald website on August 15.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Port Huron firefighters seized a rare opportunity Tuesday to learn more about the hundreds of rail cars carrying freight that enter the city each day. CN...
BNSF line may be culprit behind wildfire
(The following report by Jeff Humphrey appeared at KXLY.com on August 13.) SPOKANE, Wash. — Fire crews are keeping a close eye on the fire danger near Cheney where a series of wildfires burned through hundreds of acres and destroyed one home while investigators look...
Philly students get free rides to school
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Kathy Matheson on August 15.) PHILADELPHIA — More than 36,000 middle and high school students in the city will be able to take public transit to school for free when classes begin next month, officials said...
Skyrocketing prices lead to copper crimes
(The following story by Cody Kraatz appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 14.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Skyrocketing prices for copper have buoyed a surge in an unusual crime, say contractors, metals recyclers and law enforcement officials. Thieves have...
