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Railroad accidents declining across nation
(The following article by Tory N. Parrish was posted on the Observer-Dispatch website on March 13.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- Railroad accidents nationally decreased between 2005 and 2006, but the severity of recent incidents in New York State -- some of which involved...
Hazardous cargo often travels through Tier
(Gannett News Service circulated the following article on March 13.) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Thousands of gallons of explosive liquids and tank cars full of toxic gases roll past homes, schools and businesses in the Southern Tier nearly every day, though people living...
Search begins for cause of Oneida derailment, explosion
(Gannett News Service circulated the following article on March 13.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- A detailed investigation into what caused Monday’s train derailment and explosion could take up to 18 months, but authorities said they may have some answers by the end of the week....
Freight train derails and explodes in central New York
(The following article by Fernanda Santos and Anahad O’Connor was posted on the New York Times website on March 13.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- A freight train carrying liquid propane derailed yesterday in a rural section of central New York State, and the accident was...
Propane cars explode, part of city being evacuated
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 12.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- A train derailment in central New York has forced the evacuation of downtown Oneida. The derailment caused an explosion that sent a huge fireball into the dawn sky and left several...
Hearings set on NJ Transit rail tunnel
(The following article by Larry Higgs was posted on the Asbury Park Press website on March 11.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Public hearings about NJ Transit’s massive project to build a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River will start next week, but they will be held in North...
Railroad bridge is found shaky in tests
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on March 12.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Much depends on the reopening of the dormant railroad bridge between Elizabeth and Staten Island. The traffic-choked Goethals Bridge would handle about...
Contents of rail cars concern officials
(The following article by Michael Erb was posted on the Marietta Times website on March 12.) PARKERSBURG, WVa. -- Local officials say they have no way to track what hazardous materials are being transported through the Mid-Ohio Valley via train, but said local...
Amtrak bill gains momentum
(Gannett News Service circulated the following article by Raju Chebium on March 12.) WASHINGTON -- States are rallying behind an Amtrak bill co-sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg because for the first time it would provide millions of dollars to run more trains...
Amtrak expects to boost services
(The following article by Eric Anderson was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on March 11.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- When Amtrak ended food service on local trains between the Capital Region and New York City more than two years ago, it blamed heavy financial...
