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UP plans rattle neighbors
(The following story by Jeffrey Leib appeared on the Denver Post website on March 26.) DENVER — Along Weld County Road 4 1/4 - Lucky Zolman sputters in frustration when he thinks about Union Pacific Railroad putting a 640-acre switching yard and freight hub a few...
SEPTA’s ‘worst case scenario’
(The following story by Brian Scheid appeared on the phillyBurbs.com website on March 25.) PHILADELPHIA — It's colder here in March, but Yardley and the San Francisco suburb of Menlo Park have a lot in common. Both are affluent bedroom communities where the median age...
PATH service expected to be normal tomorrow
(The following report appeared on The Star-Ledger website on March 25.) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH service is expected to return to normal operations tomorrow morning, after a train derailment caused disruptions this afternoon, officials said. A PATH train bound for 33rd...
NJ Transit station project moving along
(The following story by Julie O'Connor appeared on the Trenton Times website on March 26.) TRENTON, N.J. — Travelers passing through the Trenton Train Station have grown accustomed to the web of steel beams and temporary wooden ramps, the steady drone of construction....
Engineer charged in fish kill derailment
(The following story by Don Hopey appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on March 24.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Criminal charges have been filed against the engineer of a speeding freight train that derailed going down a treacherous stretch of track off Keating...
Bill would tax BNSF for overcharging
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Matt Gouras on March 26.) HELENA, Mont. — If BNSF Railway keeps charging Montanans more than it does shippers in other states, a lawmaker says the company should be hit with a big tax bill. Rep. Julie French, D-Scobey,...
Officials stage terror attack at LIRR station
(The following story by Erik German appeared on the Newsday website on March 25.) NEW YORK — New York City emergency crews Sunday staged a simulation of the 2004 Madrid train bombings -- complete with smoke, injured victims and multiple mock-explosions. Fire officials...
AAR: Rail freight traffic off during most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off during the week ended March 17 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
Arizona panel seeks to require railroads to be reviewed over land deals
(The following article by Mary Jo Pitzl was posted on the Arizona Republic website on March 23.) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Trying to slow what they see as an oncoming train, a legislative panel wants to require railroads that acquire land in Arizona to submit to a thorough...
UP comes out smokin’ on rail fix
(The following article by Tony Bizjak was posted on the Sacramento Bee website on March 23.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As a column of black smoke rose like an exclamation point above Union Pacific’s burning trestle in Sacramento last week, state officials launched their...
