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Human error said cause of S.C. train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on November 16.) WASHINGTON -- A train crew rushing to finish its work late on Jan. 5 neglected to realign a hand-operated switch, causing the deadly collision of two trains that spread a toxic...
House Republicans vow to patch up party differences, pass budget bill
(The following article by Steven T. Dennis was posted on the Congressional Quarterly website on November 15.) WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders vowed Tuesday not to leave for the Thanksgiving recess until they complete a deal on their $50.5 billion budget savings...
Railroading Amtrak’s president
(The following article by Don Phillips was posted on the International Herald Tribune website on November 16.) PARIS -- Nowhere in the world do the railroaders who supervise and run freight trains and those who operate passenger trains truly get along well. Throughout...
Civil War Christmas poem, an Irish dare inspire Midwest Holiday Train songs
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on November 14.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A poem written on Christmas Day 1864 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a challenge issued in the last century in Ireland and the timeless appeal of unconditional love inspired some...
Railroad detectives have long history of pursuing suspects
(The following article by Tim O'Neil was posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on November 15.) ST. LOUIS -- They began with Allan Pinkerton's agency, which provided security for the Illinois Central Railroad before the Civil War. They chased Butch Cassidy,...
Suspicious package found near railroad tracks
(The following article by Peter Harriman was posted on the Sioux Falls Argus Leader website on November 15.) ELK POINT, S.D. -- A device resembling a pipe bomb but containing only a small amount of what appeared to be gunpowder was discovered along the railroad tracks...
Taking commuters on fiscal ride
(Newsday posted the following article by Joie Tyrrell and Brandon Bain on its website on November 16.) NEW YORK -- A commuter tax like the one New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to revive would place another unfair burden on Long Island Rail Road passengers...
NTSB most wanted list
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 15.) WASHINGTON -- Airline pilots need better warning systems to avoid collisions at increasingly crowded airports, federal accident investigators said Tuesday in announcing transportation safety...
Lawmakers berate Amtrak board over firing
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on November 15.) WASHINGTON -- Days after Amtrak's board of directors fired the railroad's president, the chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Amtrak said Tuesday that the...
Supporters want Amtrak chief reinstated
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 15.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak supporters in Congress on Tuesday questioned whether the railroad's board had the authority to fire David Gunn as president last week and said he should be reinstated. ''I...
