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Rail expansion targets Wyo. coal
(The following story by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Jackson Hole Star-Tribune website on July 3.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — Like many young men who worked the oil patch in the early 1990s, Mike Simonson searched for a job with more security. At 25, he went to work for...
Opinion: A daily danger — chemical sites, rail tank cars
(The following column by David Wiegand appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on July 1.) SAN FRANCISCO — Viewers of a certain age may take a gander at the two-part "Expose" episode "Think Like a Terrorist" and recall those "duck and cover" safety films from...
Groups say CN’s B.C. river disaster could happen again
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Terri Theodore on July 3.) VANCOUVER — Almost two years after a caustic soda spill nearly sterilized the Cheakamus River in southern B.C., there's little confidence from the community that a similar disaster could...
Metra gears up for its busiest day of the year
(The following report appeared at WBBM780.com on July 3.) CHICAGO — Metra is gearing up for traditionally its busiest day of the year — July 3. On Tuesday, Metra will provide extra train service to accommodate those attending the Grant Park fireworks show, a Metra...
UP derailment causes Texas evacuations
(The following story by Jennifer Leahy appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on July 3.) HOUSTON — A number of West University Place residents were evacuated from their homes in the 5600 block of Community Drive after a train derailed Monday evening. No injuries...
Railroad shares rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 2.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad stocks traded higher Monday, pulled up by the release of a key manufacturing report suggesting demand for raw materials is on the rise. The Institute for Supply Management...
U.S. boosts security at transit centers
(The following report appeared on the Bergen Record website on July 3.) More uniformed and plainclothes police are patrolling the state's mass-transit and airport centers, in part because of a terrorism alert emanating from events in Britain. Security officials...
NS, UP among top rail stocks
(The following report appeared on the Seeking Alpha website on July 2.) NEW YORK — North America’s largest railroad companies have room to increase their leverage, but any moves to boost debt will be restricted by their desire to maintain investment grade credit...
Amtrak will add luxury rail cars to several routes
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on July 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mahogany interiors, five-course meals and personal butler service will be available on several Amtrak routes starting this fall, as the national passenger railroad...
Negotiations wrapping up in CP derailment settlement
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Blake Nicholson on July 2.) BISMARCK, N.D. — Victims of a derailment and chemical spill on the edge of Minot five years ago should know in a matter of weeks how much money they will receive from the Canadian...
