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Three train cars derail in Calif.
(The following article by David Raclin was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on October 1.) PEDLEY, Calif. -- Three cars of a Union Pacific Railroad train derailed about 8 p.m. Friday in Pedley, officials said. A Metrolink commuter train was stuck immediately...
Workers slam rail safety: Poll blows whistle on lax regs
(The following article by Dave Wedge was posted on the Boston Herald website on September 30.) BOSTON -- Union railway workers fear terrorists could easily target freight trains criss-crossing the country, including cars hauling nuclear waste and other hazardous...
Rail freight traffic up from year ago
(The Association of American Railroads circulated the following news release on September 29.) WASHINGTON, September 29, 2005 — In spite of the impacts of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, freight traffic on U.S. railroads remained above year ago levels during the week end...
TWU threatening strike ‘to get a fair contract’
(The following article by Dan Geringer was posted on the Philadelphia News website on September 30.) PHILADELPHIA -- Six months of a tense truce between SEPTA and the Transport Workers Union will end Sunday when 4,600 members, who have worked without a contract since...
CSX Corporation announces notice of purchase option for convertible debentures
(CSX issued the following news release on September 30.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation today announced that it has notified holders of its Zero Coupon Convertible Debentures Due 2021 of the company's obligation to purchase any of the debentures for $852.48 per...
CPR third-quarter 2005 results conference call with analysts and media October 25
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on September 30.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX/NYSE: CP) will release its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2005 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on Oct. 25,...
Clerical error ‘misplaced’ rail car
(The following article by Sharon Coolidge was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer on September 30.) CINCINNATI -- An improper keystroke into a computer is how a rail car that leaked the dangerous chemical styrene into the air last month ended up in Linwood, according to...
BNSF upgrading 700 miles of South Dakota track
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 30.) YANKTON, S.D. -- BNSF Railway should be done with upgrades to its South Dakota rail lines later this fall. Crews are replacing ties, ballast and rails on about 700 miles of track in the state at...
Coast Guard reviewing Amtrak bridge realignment
(The following article by Karin Crompton was posted on the Day website on September 30.) EAST LYME, Conn. -- The Coast Guard is reviewing an application from Amtrak regarding the realignment of the Niantic River railroad bridge, and is seeking public input. The...
Evacuees hit another snag when Amtrak train derails
(The following article by Tim Rowden and Patricia Rice was posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on September 29.) BLACKWELL, Mo. -- Tonya Brown and some fellow New Orleans evacuees feared they were headed toward another disaster. As Amtrak's Texas Eagle...
