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Derailment closes street
(The following article by Nick Werner was posted on the Muncie Star Press website on September 29.) MUNCIE, Ind. -- South Walnut Street near 18th Street is expected to be closed for about a week as crews repair a railroad damaged during a derailment Thursday morning....
CP train derails; 5 homes evacuated
(The following article by Lee Egerstrom was posted on the St. Paul Pioneer Press website on September 29.) INDEPENDENCE, Minn. -- Seven rail cars are of the tracks and five homes have been evacuated in Independence after an overnight train derailment in the northwest...
CP train derails; 5 homes evacuated
(The following article by Lee Egerstrom was posted on the St. Paul Pioneer Press website on September 29.) INDEPENDENCE, Minn. -- Seven rail cars are of the tracks and five homes have been evacuated in Independence after an overnight train derailment in the northwest...
New Amtrak Chief offers few details
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Donna de la Cruz on September 28.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's new president said Thursday that the U.S. should embrace rail travel at a time of growing transportation needs and high oil prices, but he gave no...
New Amtrak Chief offers few details
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Donna de la Cruz on September 28.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's new president said Thursday that the U.S. should embrace rail travel at a time of growing transportation needs and high oil prices, but he gave no...
U.S. DOT to review performance of Amtrak’s board
(Reuters circulated the following article on September 28.) WASHINGTON -- The performance of Amtrak's board will be reviewed by Department of Transportation (DOT) auditors after congressional Democrats raised concerns about oversight of the national passenger...
U.S. DOT to review performance of Amtrak’s board
(Reuters circulated the following article on September 28.) WASHINGTON -- The performance of Amtrak's board will be reviewed by Department of Transportation (DOT) auditors after congressional Democrats raised concerns about oversight of the national passenger...
Transit, ports get security grants
(The following article by Jennifer Lin was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 28.) PHILADELPHIA -- Ports along the Delaware River and mass-transit operators in Philadelphia and South Jersey have received more than $19 million in federal grants...
Transit, ports get security grants
(The following article by Jennifer Lin was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on September 28.) PHILADELPHIA -- Ports along the Delaware River and mass-transit operators in Philadelphia and South Jersey have received more than $19 million in federal grants...
‘Lifesavers’ stress railroad dangers
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted the following article by Steve Visser on its website on September 28. Steve Lurie is a member of BLET Division 696 in Atlanta.) ATLANTA -- Railroad engineer Steve Lurie knows the look of a driver who sees a train coming and...
