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Incoming Mass. transport chief eyes new rail
(The following story by Casey Ross appeared on the Boston Herald website on December 27.) BOSTON, Mass. — The state’s incoming transportation secretary says he wants to increase public investment in roads and rail and will pursue a promise by Gov.-elect Deval Patrick...
BNSF train derails, grain cars tip
(The following report appeared on the Wellington Daily News website on December 27.) WELLINGTON, Kan. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, carrying five loads of grain, derailed at 8:50 a.m. this morning. The train was westbound on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
BNSF train derails, grain cars tip
(The following report appeared on the Wellington Daily News website on December 27.) WELLINGTON, Kan. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, carrying five loads of grain, derailed at 8:50 a.m. this morning. The train was westbound on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Seattle mudslide stops trains
(The following report by Brad Wong appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on December 28.) SEATTLE — Passengers accustomed to taking trains between Seattle and Everett will have to wait at least until Friday morning for normal service to resume after heavy...
Seattle mudslide stops trains
(The following report by Brad Wong appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on December 28.) SEATTLE — Passengers accustomed to taking trains between Seattle and Everett will have to wait at least until Friday morning for normal service to resume after heavy...
CN’s coal-car rates to increase in ’07
(The following report by Tom Stundza appeared at Purchasing.com on December 27.) A trend toward higher railroad rates on coal traffic in 2007 is highlighted by the Canadian National Railway’s tariff rate schedule, with increases averaging $50 or more per railcar on...
CN’s coal-car rates to increase in ’07
(The following report by Tom Stundza appeared at Purchasing.com on December 27.) A trend toward higher railroad rates on coal traffic in 2007 is highlighted by the Canadian National Railway’s tariff rate schedule, with increases averaging $50 or more per railcar on...
Probe of DM&E project requested
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 28.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two U.S. House members want the House to investigate a proposed $2.3 billion federal loan for the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's coal train project. The Federal Railroad...
Probe of DM&E project requested
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 28.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two U.S. House members want the House to investigate a proposed $2.3 billion federal loan for the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's coal train project. The Federal Railroad...
Sometimes Santa rides a locomotive to reach a child
(The following column by Byron Crawford appeared on the Louisville Courier-Journal website on December 24.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Many Christmases before the screen adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's seasonal classic "The Polar Express," Esther Jo Long lived her own small...
