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43 railcars derail in Mont.
(The following article by Becky Shay was posted on the Billings Gazette website on October 23.) BILLINGS, Mont. -- Forty-three railcars loaded with soybeans derailed at Worden about 1 a.m. Saturday. The wreckage was contained to rights-of-way along the railroad where...
Amtrak locomotive catches fire in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 23.) LOCKRIDGE, Iowa -- One of two locomotives on an Amtrak train traveling from California to Chicago caught fire Saturday afternoon in this southeast Iowa town. There were 164 passengers and crew of...
Two trains on same track collide in Ohio
(The following article by Erika Ray was posted on the Toledo Blade website on October 22.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- A 40-car eastbound train en route to Morrisville, Pa., was on the same track as a 56-car westbound train headed for Chicago when they collided about 2:45 p.m.,...
UnitedHealthcare announces open enrollment under GA-23111
(UnitedHealthcare issued the following news release on October 18.) SALT LAKE CITY -- UnitedHealthcare has announced a special open enrollment under policy GA-23111. The open enrollment period will be held during the month of December, 2005. Enrollment is for Plan F...
Important information about UnitedHealthcare coverage
(UnitedHealthcare issued the following news release on October 18.) SALT LAKE CITY -- Your current health coverage is changing. On January 1, 2006, Medicare’s new prescription drug coverage will go into effect. As a result, your current plan, GA-23111 Plan D will no...
Rail intermodal sets weekly record
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on October 20.) WASHINGTON -- Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set a weekly record during the week ended October 15, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. Intermodal...
Union Pacific to reduce Texas rail yard emissions using ‘Green Goat’ hybrid locomotives
(Union Pacific issued the following article on October 20.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad will reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its Houston and Fort Worth rail yards by introducing 10 new low-emission, hybrid locomotives. The state-of-the-art...
Union Pacific Corporation announces third quarter earnings release broadcast
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on October 20.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
BNSF details fuel-surcharge plan for coal, agricultural products
(BNSF issued the following news release on October 20.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company today announced that its mileage-based fuel surcharge program will take effect for Coal and Agricultural Products customers Jan. 1, 2006, as scheduled. An effective date...
BNSF has long history of pollution
(The following article by Richard Hanners was posted on the Whitefish Pilot website on October 20.) WHITEFISH, Mont. -- In April 1961, state fisheries biologist Robert C. Averett received aerial photos by mail showing a sheen of oil on the Whitefish River. "This...
