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Metra seeks more bomb-sniffing dogs
(The following article by Monifa Thomas was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on March 11.) CHICAGO -- More bomb-sniffing dogs could be on the way for Metra, now that the commuter rail agency has taken the Transportation Security Administration up on its offer...
Train car derails in Wisconsin, no injuries reported
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 12.) MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. -- A train car filled with flour that was bound for Illinois left the track Sunday, damaging rails and intersections but causing no reported injuries, police said. One car of the...
Rail traffic mixed in February
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 8.) WASHINGTON -- Intermodal freight was up but carload volume was down on U.S. railroads during February in comparison with last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today....
Canadian National faces complaint from grain shippers
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Eric Torbenson on March 8.) OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway Co. is discriminating against small grain shippers and choking off their access to railroads with new standards for minimum shipments, 11 terminals said...
LIRR attempts to turn down the sound
(Newsday posted the following article by Emerson Clarridge on its website on March 8.) NEW YORK -- As Long Island Rail Road trains rumbled through the five road crossings in Cedarhurst each day, residents cover their ears at the blast of the train’s horn. Two long...
UP says it’s geared up for hauling more Tundras
(The following article by Meena Thiruvengadam was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on March 8.) SAN ANTONIO -- When the city’s Toyota plant ramps up Tundra production later this month, Union Pacific will be ready for the boost in business, the railroad’s...
Minnesota congressman proposes grant program for upgrades of lines
(The following article by Peter Harriman was posted on the Sioux Falls Argus Leader website on March 9.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- When the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad applied for a $2.3 billion federal loan, Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., opposed it as economically...
Calif. rock slide delays Amtrak trains
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 8.) CROCKETT, Calif. -- A rock slide dumped debris on a major rail corridor Thursday, delaying several passenger and freight trains between the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento, but causing no...
Cause, impact of derailment won’t come for days
(The Hattiesburg American posted the following article on its website on March 8.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- It could be days before any determination is made about what caused today’s train derailment and the environmental impact of the resulting chemical spill,...
Railroad chugs ahead with remote operations
(The following article by Dean Brickey was posted on the East Oregonian website on March 9.) HERMISTON, Ore. -- Despite the city’s efforts to ban remote- controlled trains, Union Pacific Railroad intends to extend remote operations from Hinkle. Chris Peterson, the...
