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Train derails on Everett waterfront
(The following article by Diane Brooks was posted on the Seattle Times website on November 21.) EVERETT, Wash. -- Amtrak and Sound Transit trains are expected to resume normal service today after the tracks along the Everett waterfront were damaged when 10...
Retirement, demand lead railroads to hire more workers
(The following article by Desiree J. Hanford was posted on the MarketWatch website on November 20.) CHICAGO -- While some sectors of the U.S. economy are in the midst of cutting jobs, railroad companies continue hiring people at a rapid clip thanks to retirements and...
Retirement, demand lead railroads to hire more workers
(The following article by Desiree J. Hanford was posted on the MarketWatch website on November 20.) CHICAGO -- While some sectors of the U.S. economy are in the midst of cutting jobs, railroad companies continue hiring people at a rapid clip thanks to retirements and...
Train station security checks start this week
(The following article by Bruce Landis was posted on the Providence Journal website on November 21.) WARWICK, R.I. -- The federal Transportation Security Administration will begin this week sporadic patrols at the state’s railroad stations for explosive devices, the...
Train station security checks start this week
(The following article by Bruce Landis was posted on the Providence Journal website on November 21.) WARWICK, R.I. -- The federal Transportation Security Administration will begin this week sporadic patrols at the state’s railroad stations for explosive devices, the...
U.P. drops model train royalty fees
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 11.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific has reversed its decision to charge model railroad manufacturers royalty fees, a practice the Omaha-based railroad began in 2003. Model...
U.P. drops model train royalty fees
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 11.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific has reversed its decision to charge model railroad manufacturers royalty fees, a practice the Omaha-based railroad began in 2003. Model...
This train is a hands-on experience, Krauss discovers
(The following article by J.H. Osborne was posted on the Kingsport Times News website on November 18.) ABOARD THE SANTA CLAUS SPECIAL -- Some jobs just call for your bare hands. So, the gloves came off early Saturday morning for Alison Krauss. The Grammy Award-winning...
This train is a hands-on experience, Krauss discovers
(The following article by J.H. Osborne was posted on the Kingsport Times News website on November 18.) ABOARD THE SANTA CLAUS SPECIAL -- Some jobs just call for your bare hands. So, the gloves came off early Saturday morning for Alison Krauss. The Grammy Award-winning...
Santa train tosses tons of presents to Applachian families
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Samira Jafari on November 18.) SHELBIANA, Ky. -- It's been a rough year for Shirley Hopkins. Her son's unexpected death in January left her with two grandchildren to raise, and her daughter dropping out of high...
