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Metrolink crash anniversary: Ban on push-pull trains advised
(The following article by Lisa Mascaro was posted on the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin website on January 19.) GLENDALE, Calif. -- Nearly a year after a horrific Metrolink crash killed 11 people and injured nearly 200, a state Assembly committee on rail safety called...
Arizona railroad safety hearing reinforces Teamster report
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on January 18.) WASHINGTON -- The Arizona Corporation Commission conducted a hearing last month with senior inspectors of the state's Railroad Safety Section that should serve as an alarm...
Arizona railroad safety hearing reinforces Teamster report
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on January 18.) WASHINGTON -- The Arizona Corporation Commission conducted a hearing last month with senior inspectors of the state's Railroad Safety Section that should serve as an alarm...
Ala. train mishap sparks fire, evacuation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 19.) LINCOLN, Ala. -- About 500 residents evacuated their homes after a train carrying sodium cyanide rear-ended a second train and caught fire, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The...
Ala. train mishap sparks fire, evacuation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 19.) LINCOLN, Ala. -- About 500 residents evacuated their homes after a train carrying sodium cyanide rear-ended a second train and caught fire, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The...
High winds knock out power in Northeast
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Beth Fouhy on January 18.) NEW YORK -- Wind gusting up to 68 mph wreaked havoc for commuters across the Northeast on Wednesday, blowing debris across railroad tracks, overturning tractor-trailers and making for...
High winds knock out power in Northeast
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Beth Fouhy on January 18.) NEW YORK -- Wind gusting up to 68 mph wreaked havoc for commuters across the Northeast on Wednesday, blowing debris across railroad tracks, overturning tractor-trailers and making for...
Union Pacific earnings preview
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 18.) NEW YORK -- Union Pacific Corp., the nation's largest freight railroad, reports earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, Jan. 19. The following is a summary of key developments and...
Union Pacific earnings preview
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 18.) NEW YORK -- Union Pacific Corp., the nation's largest freight railroad, reports earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, Jan. 19. The following is a summary of key developments and...
CSX Transportation to re-open vital Gulf Coast rail line
(CSX issued the following news release on January 18.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Transportation announced today that it is resuming local freight rail service on its Gulf Coast line, a vital transportation artery to New Orleans. Service through the entire area is...
