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Derailed train car leaked some sulfur
(The following article by Meredith Heagney was posted on the Columbus Dispatch website on March 28.) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the seven train cars that derailed on a South Side railroad track Monday night leaked a small amount of a hazardous material, a railroad...
FRA finds 199 violations by CSX
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Alan Zibel on March 28.) WASHINGTON — Federal railroad officials said Tuesday that an investigation found more than 3,500 problems with CSX Corp. railroad properties in 23 states, a probe started in response to...
House approves rail security legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jim Abrams on March 27.) WASHINGTON -- The House took steps Tuesday to make the nation’s rail and public transit systems safer from terrorist attack, focusing on an area that many say has been ignored in the...
CN trains were there first: councillor
(The following story by Jennifer Stone appeared on the Durham Region website on March 26.) CLARINGTON, Ontario — Trains will keep whistling through Clarington, in spite of a new round of complaints from residents. The Wilmot Creek Homeowners' Association sent a letter...
Opinion: Is Amtrak’s Sunset Limited line chugging into the sunset?
(The following column by Ralph De La Cruz appeared on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel website on March 27.) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on Aug. 29, 2005, it swept away an entire swath of the central Gulf Coast. Houses. Trees. Cars. Even...
Pa. Gov.: Mass transit ‘at the breaking point’
(The following story by Brian Scheid appeared on the phillyBurbs.com website on March 26.) PHILADELPHIA — When gas prices soared past the $3 per gallon mark in 2005, more people started riding SEPTA than had in years, according to one new study. Like mass transit...
CP implements increased share repurchase program
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on March 26.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX/NYSE: CP) announces that it intends to complete the necessary filings today to receive the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange to...
Elburn officials dedicate new Metra station
(The following story by Linda Girardi appeared on the Beacon News website on March 27.) ELBURN, Ill. — Although it was a long time coming, the new Metra train station here was formally dedicated Monday. "There's so much potential," Elburn Mayor Jim Willey said. After...
CN to report first-quarter 2007 financial results on April 23
(CN issued the following news release on March 26.) MONTREAL — CN will issue its first-quarter 2007 financial and operating results on April 23, 2007, shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook later...
NS cars derail outside Columbus
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 27.) COLUMBUS — Six freight cars, including at least one that carried a hazardous material, derailed while a Norfolk Southern train passed through a mostly industrial area, authorities said Tuesday. No...
