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DM&E sues for right to survey land
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 4.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad has initiated court proceedings against more than a dozen northeastern Wyoming landowners for permission to look over their land for a...
Amtrak’s Philly-to-Harrisburg service not living up to promises
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 3.) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Amtrak's promise of faster and improved service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg so far appears to be neither. Commuters say the trains are habitually late. And PennDOT...
Amtrak’s Philly-to-Harrisburg service not living up to promises
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 3.) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Amtrak's promise of faster and improved service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg so far appears to be neither. Commuters say the trains are habitually late. And PennDOT...
Amtrak discusses restoring service to Mobile
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Kaija Wilkinson on December 3.) MOBILE, Ala. -- Despite pleas from at least two rail passenger advocacy groups, Amtrak has made no move to reinstate some form of the Sunset Limited service east of New Orleans,...
Amtrak discusses restoring service to Mobile
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Kaija Wilkinson on December 3.) MOBILE, Ala. -- Despite pleas from at least two rail passenger advocacy groups, Amtrak has made no move to reinstate some form of the Sunset Limited service east of New Orleans,...
Loose chain hit switch, caused fluke train wreck
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 3.) NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio -- A loose chain dragging from an empty railroad car became entangled with a switch handle on the tracks, derailing a train and injuring three people, according to a...
Loose chain hit switch, caused fluke train wreck
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 3.) NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio -- A loose chain dragging from an empty railroad car became entangled with a switch handle on the tracks, derailing a train and injuring three people, according to a...
Illinois freight train derailment causes evacuations
(Reuters circulated the following article on December 4.) CHICAGO -- Two locomotives and 21 cars of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in southern Illinois on Monday, spilling a chemical that forced the evacuation of about 75 homes in bitterly cold...
Illinois freight train derailment causes evacuations
(Reuters circulated the following article on December 4.) CHICAGO -- Two locomotives and 21 cars of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in southern Illinois on Monday, spilling a chemical that forced the evacuation of about 75 homes in bitterly cold...
Fatigue study may help put train hazards to rest
(The following article by Dan Weikel was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on December 3. Thomas A. Pontolillo is the BLET’s Director of Regulatory Affairs.) LOS ANGELES -- New federal research shows that computer modeling can reliably predict when members of...
