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CSX, Baltimore plan to repair 5 bridges
(The following story by Julie Turkewitz appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on August 11.) BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Department of Transportation and railroad conglomerate CSX agreed yesterday to a one-month deadline to decide which entity will pay for improvements...
Livingston rail yard gets deep clean from BNSF
(The following story by Jennifer McKee appeared on the Missoulian website on August 13.) HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Brian Schweitzer's aggressive take on getting Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to clean up a decades-old underground pond of pollution in Livingston seems...
NS train catches fire in Ohio
(The following story by Scott Wartman appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on August 13.) CINCINNATI, Ohio — Two cars on a Norfolk Southern train carrying railroad ties, wood and debris caught fire Saturday afternoon. Damage was restricted to the two cars....
UP upgrading Calif. rails
(The following story by John Dickey appeared on the Appeal-Democrat website on August 11.) MARYSVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific has been working on the railroad, spending nearly $10 million this summer to maintain its rail line from Lincoln to just north of Chico. Just...
Bridge safety device detects problems early
(The following story by William Ryberg appeared on the Des Moines Register website on August 13.) DES MOINES, Iowa — A four-person company in northeast Iowa has developed a tool that could have a future in helping to assure bridge safety. Even before the collapse of...
Rail-riding commuters want more service, soon
(The following story by John C. Drake appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 12.) SOUTHBOROUGH — It's a beautiful sound for morning commuters in Southborough, one that comes around not nearly often enough: Clank-i-ty, clank-i-ty, clank-i-ty, clank! When those...
Thousands of rail cars expected for bumper crop
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 13.) MINOT, N.D. — Thousands of rail cars are headed for North Dakota to handle a bumper harvest, a BNSF official says. "As far as orders, North Dakota and Minnesota have more than 9,000 orders on the books,"...
Railways need heightened safety
(The following report by Geoff Nixon appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 11.) TORONTO — Five members of an independent panel heard deputations on issues of rail safety from stakeholders and members of the public in Toronto yesterday, as part of an ongoing...
Opinion: Railroad stocks pick up steam
(Tribune Media Services circulated the following column by Andrew Leckey on August 12.) CHICAGO — The revival of railroads as a growth industry has barreled ahead during the past year on a newfound ability to raise prices. That has attracted the attention of many...
Man charged with stealing railroad tracks
(The following story by Steven Elbow appeared on the Capital Times website on August 8.) MADISON, Wisc. — Police say Emil Ledoux has been working on the railroad, but it hasn't been honest work. Ledoux, 45, of Madison, is facing theft and criminal damage charges for...
