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Opinion: UP keeps trains running on time
(The following editorial appeared on the Stockton Record website on March 27.) STOCKTON, Calif. — Railroads are a throwback to an earlier, more-colorful era in American history. It turns out they also represent a lost standard of ingenuity, efficiency and...
Small town evacuated after CN train-truck accident
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 26.) GLENDORA, Miss. — About 200 residents were allowed to return home Monday after firefighters put out a blaze that erupted when a train carrying liquid propane hit a fuel truck in the small Tallahatchie...
Firefighters work to contain sulfuric acid spill at NS’ Brosnan Yard
(The following story by Tim Sturrock appeared on the Bradenton Herald website on March 27.) BRADENTON, Fla. — Hazardous material crews were containing a 30-gallon spill of sulfuric acid at Norfolk Southern's Brosnan Yard on Monday night, Macon-Bibb County Fire Chief...
Stock update: Railroads lose some steam
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 27.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroads traded lower on Monday as analysts drew back their earnings expectations to reflect softer freight volumes in the first quarter. Shares of eastern railroad CSX Corp. fell...
UP bridge collapses near Minnesota River
(The following story by Shannon Fiecke appeared on the Shakopee Valley News website on March 27.) SHAKOPEE, Minn. — A train bridge collapsed Friday afternoon near the Minnesota River, derailing six Union Pacific railroad cars. The six cars were carrying sugar that may...
Opinion: Railroad security is a late arrival
(The following column by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) appeared on the Newsday website on March 27. Rep. Thompson is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.) NEW YORK — The announcement that federal security teams will patrol trains and stations on the...
Downeaster eases pressure on travelers
(The following story by Mike LaBella appeared on the Eagle-Tribune website on March 26.) HAVERHILL, Mass. — Have you taken Amtrak's Downeaster train to Portland, Maine, on a weekend but found you had little time to linger because it leaves for Haverhill too soon? Are...
End of line for rail tower
(The following by Bill Lindelof appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on March 26.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A piece of history vital to transportation in Sacramento is a shadow of its former self, a gutted ending to about a century of service to the railroad. The...
Sacramento trestle fire revives memory of pioneer engineer
(The following story by Jim Lenhoff appeared on the Mercury-Register website on March 26.) CHICO, Calif. — Going under the railroad overpass on Highway 70 as one enters Marysville from Oroville, few drivers have ever looked at the small inscription on the concrete...
Resumption of rail passenger service is Pa.’s goal
(The following report appeared on the Patriot-News website on March 26.) HARRISBURGH, Pa. — It has been half a century since Reading Railroad passenger trains, including the famed Queen of the Valley and Harrisburger, made their way from Harrisburg to Lebanon and...
