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Railroads against surcharge regulation
(The following article by Desiree J. Hanford was circulated by Dow Jones Newswires on October 3.) CHICAGO -- The big four railroads have urged restraint regarding the Surface Transportation Board's proposals focused on fuel surcharges, with Union Pacific Corp. saying...
Derailed train spills coal
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 3.) SHERMAN, Miss. -- A train derailed here Tuesday, spilling tons of coal into the downtown area of this tiny north Mississippi town, officials said. Officials feared it could take days to clean up the...
Derailed train spills coal
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 3.) SHERMAN, Miss. -- A train derailed here Tuesday, spilling tons of coal into the downtown area of this tiny north Mississippi town, officials said. Officials feared it could take days to clean up the...
Untimely tree work jams up the rails
(The following article by Joe Malinconico and Guy Sterling was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on October 4.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Routine tree-trimming by an Amtrak maintenance crew set in motion a chain of events that ended with a power failure at the peak of...
Untimely tree work jams up the rails
(The following article by Joe Malinconico and Guy Sterling was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on October 4.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Routine tree-trimming by an Amtrak maintenance crew set in motion a chain of events that ended with a power failure at the peak of...
Learned lessons averted chaos on trains
(The Newark Star-Ledger posted the following article on its website on October 3. Robert Vallochi is the BLET’s General Chairman for New Jersey Transit.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Power problems stalled dozens of NJ Transit and Amtrak trains this morning disrupting the morning...
Learned lessons averted chaos on trains
(The Newark Star-Ledger posted the following article on its website on October 3. Robert Vallochi is the BLET’s General Chairman for New Jersey Transit.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Power problems stalled dozens of NJ Transit and Amtrak trains this morning disrupting the morning...
M.T.A. to upgrade chemical-detection system
(The following article by William Neuman was posted on the New York Times website on October 3.) NEW YORK -- When security officials first installed a system of sensors at Grand Central Terminal to sniff the air for signs of a poison gas or chemical attack, they had...
M.T.A. to upgrade chemical-detection system
(The following article by William Neuman was posted on the New York Times website on October 3.) NEW YORK -- When security officials first installed a system of sensors at Grand Central Terminal to sniff the air for signs of a poison gas or chemical attack, they had...
Mexican antitrust watchdog probes rail firms
(Reuters circulated the following article on October 2.) MEXICO CITY -- Mexico is investigating railroad companies Ferromex and Ferrosur to see if they are operating in collusion, months after the anti-trust agency denied them permission to merge, the watchdog said on...
