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Minnesota Twins, BNSF reach deal
(The following story by Jess Myers appeared on the Minnesota Twins website on May 3.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — More than a century ago, the laying down of railroad tracks was one of the milestone developments in Minneapolis's transition from a little flour milling town on...
Derailment won’t delay NASA shuttle launches
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jay Reeves on May 3.) MYRTLEWOOD, Ala. — A freight train carrying segments of the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters derailed Wednesday after a bridge collapsed, authorities said. Six people aboard the train...
UP train hauling space shuttle parts derails in Alabama
(Reuters circulated the following story by Verna Gates on May 2.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Union Pacific train carrying space shuttle rocket booster parts to Florida derailed in Alabama on Wednesday, but the accident will not affect the next space shuttle launch, a NASA...
Crash revives remote control debate
(The following report by Tim Doulin appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on May 3. Tim Hanely is Chairman of the Ohio State Legislative Board.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A derailment at a Columbus rail yard last week set in motion a heated debate between railroad...
Amtrak names new CFO
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak on Tuesday named William H. Campbell, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as chief financial officer. Amtrak has been without a CFO since December....
Teamsters say border must remain closed to unsafe Mexican trucks
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on April 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa issued the following statement today in response to the Bush administration's announcement that it will allow the public to comment...
Va. delays decision on NS terminal
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on the Virginian-Pilot website on May 1.) NORFOLK, Va. -- The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation said Monday it was delaying announcing a site for Norfolk Southern Corp. to build a truck-train cargo...
LIRR revises Third Track plan
(The following story by Jennifer Maloney appeared on the Newsday website on April 30, 2007.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road has reduced the amount of property it plans to seize for two related projects intended to alleviate traffic congestion and increase...
Gov’t. official says CN and CP need better safety regulations
(CBC News circulated the following article on April 30.) VANCOUVER -- B.C. NDP transportation critic David Chudnovsky has taken his demands for better railway safety regulations to Ottawa, following a series of fatal train accidents in the province. Chudnovsky says...
UP, NS to offer fastest service between So. Cal., SE
(Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on April 30.) OMAHA, Neb. and NORFOLK, Va. -- Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway will significantly improve eastbound domestic transcontinental service from Los Angeles to the...
