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Train crash report is coming
(The following article by Josh Gelinas was posted on the Augusta Chronicle website on October 5.) AIKEN, S.C. -- A federal investigation of the Graniteville train disaster is almost complete, and final results might be published before year's end, according to a lead...
Amtrak to resume New Orleans run
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 5.) NEW ORLEANS -- Amtrak plans to resume train service from New Orleans on Sunday, the first rail passenger service since Hurricane Katrina hit the region August 29. Amtrak says the City of New Orleans...
Acela service canceled again this morning
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 6.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Amtrak's Acela service is canceled again this morning -- two days after a fuel truck overturned in New York and damaged the rail line's power supply. Amtrak says the high speed...
CSX Corporation to hold third-quarter earnings conference call
(CSX issued the following news release on October 5.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation will hold its third-quarter 2005 earnings conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at 11 a.m. ET. CSX expects to issue its earnings at approximately 9 a.m. that day. Those...
Union Pacific goes extra mile for employees-turned-soldiers
(The following article by Hal McCune was posted on the East Oregonian website on October 4.) HERMISTON, Ore. -- The manager of the Union Pacific diesel shop at the Hinkle rail yard was quick to share the praise when he was honored Monday by the Department of Defense...
Twelve accused of lying to share in Eunice derailment settlement
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 4.) LAFAYETTE, La. -- Twelve people are accused of inventing a family reunion in Eunice to claim a share in the $65 million legal settlement for people injured by or evacuated because of a derailment...
BNSF to report third-quarter earnings October 25
(BNSF issued the following news release on October 4.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will report its third-quarter 2005 earnings in a Webcast at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time October 25, 2005. BNSF plans to issue its earnings press release at...
Northern Plains Railroad buys track from BNSF
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by James MacPherson on October 5.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- BNSF Railway has sold a 72-mile stretch of track in northeastern North Dakota that has been plagued with flooding and an unstable rail bed. Fordville-based...
Train hits hydraulic lift, killing worker
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 5.) EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A train hit a hydraulic lift at an overpass, killing a construction worker, police said. Donovan Sailer, Jr., 47, of Paoli, died at the scene Monday on the city's northside....
Increase bus, rail, station security, commuters say
(The following article was posted on the White Plains Journal News website on October 5.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A new survey finds that Rockland commuters generally feel safe at county train and bus stations but want more security at those facilities. The commuters in...
