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Officials tighten security for railroad shipments
(The following article by Del Quentin Wilber was posted on the Washington Post website on December 16.) WASHINGTON -- Federal officials unveiled a plan Friday to tighten security for railroad shipments of hazardous materials, saying the rules would reduce the risk of...
New railroad security plan announced
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on December 16.) WASHINGTON -- The release of deadly chemicals from a rail car in a densely populated city could have catastrophic consequences, whether it's caused by a terrorist attack or a...
New railroad security plan announced
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on December 16.) WASHINGTON -- The release of deadly chemicals from a rail car in a densely populated city could have catastrophic consequences, whether it's caused by a terrorist attack or a...
CSX train bound for Phila. derails
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. -- No one was injured and there was no hazardous material spill when a CSX freight train derailed early yesterday near Marriottsville, a company spokesman said. The train...
CSX train bound for Phila. derails
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. -- No one was injured and there was no hazardous material spill when a CSX freight train derailed early yesterday near Marriottsville, a company spokesman said. The train...
Train carrying hazardous materials derails
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 17.) BUCYRUS, Ohio -- Norfolk Southern railroad company said a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday morning in a field north of Bucyrus. The accident caused a minor leak...
Train carrying hazardous materials derails
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 17.) BUCYRUS, Ohio -- Norfolk Southern railroad company said a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday morning in a field north of Bucyrus. The accident caused a minor leak...
No one hurt in BNSF derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 18.) COON RAPIDS, Minn. -- Several containers rolled off of derailed train cars and landed near homes, but nobody was injured, authorities said. The derailment Sunday morning stopped rail traffic on...
No one hurt in BNSF derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 18.) COON RAPIDS, Minn. -- Several containers rolled off of derailed train cars and landed near homes, but nobody was injured, authorities said. The derailment Sunday morning stopped rail traffic on...
Union official criticizes remotes in N.Y. fatality
(The following article by Jim McKeever was posted on the Syracuse Post-Standard website on December 16. R.M. Evans is the Legislative Representative for BLET Division 169 in Syracuse, N.Y.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Teams of federal, state and local investigators Friday were...
