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Tracks reopened after derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 18.) McKENZIE, N.D. -- A rail line near here has reopened after 20 cars from a 110-car freight train hauling soybeans derailed. The westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed on Sunday, spilling...
Fallen power lines cause LIRR delays
(Newsday posted the following article by Bill Mason and Beth Whitehouse on its website on July 19.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road is operating with 30 minute delays on its Main Line, after service was suspended between Mineola and Jamaica because of downed...
Fallen power lines cause LIRR delays
(Newsday posted the following article by Bill Mason and Beth Whitehouse on its website on July 19.) NEW YORK -- The Long Island Rail Road is operating with 30 minute delays on its Main Line, after service was suspended between Mineola and Jamaica because of downed...
Freight train derailment blocks highway
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 18.) NEOSHO RAPIDS, Kan. -- A freight train derailment closed part of Kansas 130 on Tuesday afternoon after 30 to 40 cars jumped the tracks on the outskirts of town. No injuries were reported, but Lyon...
Freight train derailment blocks highway
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 18.) NEOSHO RAPIDS, Kan. -- A freight train derailment closed part of Kansas 130 on Tuesday afternoon after 30 to 40 cars jumped the tracks on the outskirts of town. No injuries were reported, but Lyon...
Delegates to BRS 49th Regular Convention Reelect Officers
(The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen issued the following news release on July 17.) LAS VEGAS -- More than 260 delegates attended the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen’s 49th Regular Convention at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. On July 12, 2006,...
Delegates to BRS 49th Regular Convention Reelect Officers
(The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen issued the following news release on July 17.) LAS VEGAS -- More than 260 delegates attended the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen’s 49th Regular Convention at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. On July 12, 2006,...
Maintenance Of Way Workers strike Canadian National Railway
(The BMWED issued the following news release on July 19.) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamster's Rail Conference initiated a strike against the Canadian National Railway (CN) today in an effort...
Maintenance Of Way Workers strike Canadian National Railway
(The BMWED issued the following news release on July 19.) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamster's Rail Conference initiated a strike against the Canadian National Railway (CN) today in an effort...
Amtrak jobs should not be sent overseas
(The following article was posted on the Huntington Herald Dispatch website on July 19.) HUNTINGTON, WVa. -- The United States has one nationwide passenger railroad service -- Amtrak. It has never turned a profit. And now, in a cost-cutting move, some members of...
