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Another CN train derails in B.C.
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on December 15.) Prince George, B.C. -- A CN Rail train derailed in northern British Columbia on Thursday, the latest in a string of accidents in Western Canada this year. Railway spokesman Graham Dallas said 15...
Residents sue former mayor, Union Pacific over toxic exposure
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 15.) CONCORD, Calif. -- A group of residents who say they were exposed to toxic chemicals sued Union Pacific Railroad Co. and the family of a former mayor who they claim allowed the toxins to fester...
Intermodal sets annual record
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on December 15.) WASHINGTON -- With three reporting weeks yet to go, intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads has already set an annual record in 2005, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
N.J. commuters had to work on contingency plans also
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Yorkers weren't the only ones bracing for the possibility of a transit strike in the Big Apple. Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents who work in the city were making...
NYC transit union calls for partial strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) NEW YORK -- The New York City transit union called for a strike Friday against two private bus lines after a night of intense bargaining failed to produce a deal - a development that does not...
Dozen more lawsuits filed against Metrolink over January crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) LOS ANGELES -- Another dozen lawsuits were filed Thursday against Metrolink over the January commuter train derailment that killed 11 people and injured more than 180 after a man apparently...
Board approves projects for rails
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on December 16.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Planned improvements of the state's rail system moved ahead yesterday, along with a related rail project rolled in by Gov. Mark R. Warner. The...
Arlo Guthrie to hold Katrina concerts
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Michelle Roberts on December 16.) NEW ORLEANS -- Folk singer Arlo Guthrie rolled into town on "the train they call the City of New Orleans," set to perform a pair of shows to benefit musicians left without...
Opinion: Strangling Amtrak
(The following editorial was posted on the Toledo Blade website on December 16.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- While the Bush Administration moves relentlessly to derail Amtrak, the process of quietly strangling the national passenger-rail corporation also is being aided by at...
All in all, it’s paying to haul
(The following article by Will Deener was posted on the Dallas Morning News website on December 16.) DALLAS -- If there is a front line of U.S. economic activity, it might be in the sprawling Fort Worth rail yards of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., one of the...
