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Two CN trains collide
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on August 5.) PRINCE GEORGE — CN Rail is dealing with a wreck after two trains collided yesterday on the banks of the Fraser River in Prince George. RCMP Const. Gary Godwin said it appeared one train derailed and collided...
Railroad worker dies in a crane accidents
(The following story by Peter Gartrell appeared on the News-Record website on August 6.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — A 59-year-old railroad worker was killed instantly when the crane he was operating fell off the tracks Thursday morning east of Gillette. Federal investigators...
NTSB issues findings in 2006 SEPTA accident
(The following story by Larry King appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 6.) PHILADELPHIA — A potentially lethal mix of human error and inadequate warning systems loomed large in the head-on crash of two SEPTA trains in Montgomery County last summer,...
BLET speaks out against Caltrain cab cars
(The following story by Will Oremus appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on August 6.) SAN MATEO, Calif. — To accommodate record ridership, Caltrain is rolling along with plans to buy eight new rail cars, despite objections from some in the engineers' union....
CSX wants Greenbrier cell phone tower disguised as pine tree
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2.) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Greenbrier resort wants to build a 100-foot cell phone tower disguised as a pine tree. The camouflage would be achieved using textured material painted to resemble the bark...
Trucker survives fiery train crash with UP locomotive
(The following story by Brian Chasnoff appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 1.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A truck driver who witnesses said apparently tried to beat a train across railroad tracks in South Bexar County was fortunate he faced only a...
Ky. starts new rail tracking system
(The following story by Stephenie Steitzer appeared on The Louisville Courier-Journal website on August 2.) FRANKFORT, Ky. — CSX Transportation has begun sharing information with the state so officials can track trains carrying dangerous cargo. The information is...
LIRR testing less noisy horn
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on August 2.) NEW YORK — Benjamin Weinstock stood beside an idling train in Cedarhurst Thursday, ears still recovering from a series of horn blasts, nodding his head with cautious approval. "That was...
Sioux Center rail blast blamed on static electricity
(The following story by Alicia Ebaugh appeared on the Sioux City Journal website on August 2.) SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Static electricity sparked the explosion of a semi tanker truck Tuesday afternoon in downtown Sioux Center, state and local fire marshals determined...
CP Rail signs agreements for capability upgrading in I.T.
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on August 2.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific today announced agreements with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) to manage the railway's I.T. application development and support. The...
