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Cleanup of corn spill may take months
(The following article by Jim Mann was posted on the Daily Inter Lake website on August 31.) ESSEX, Mont. -- An elaborate effort to secure and clean up a sizable corn spill along railroad tracks in the Middle Fork Flathead River corridor is under way and may take up...
30,000 gallons of ethanol spill in Kansas
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 31.) SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Two freight train cars derailed, causing a tanker to spill 30,000 gallons of highly flammable ethanol into a ditch and forcing the evacuation of about 50 homes, authorities...
Ohio residents return after tanker leak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 31.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Residents ordered to leave their homes because of a chemical leak from a railroad tanker were allowed to return Wednesday. The evacuation of homes and businesses within one mile...
Norfolk Southern post-Katrina operations returning to normal
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on August 31.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. said its rail operations in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi are returning to normal in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with the exception of the immediate New...
Amtrak planning evacuations for N.O. residents
(The following article by Sylvain Metz was posted on the Jackson Clarion Ledger website on August 31.) MERIDIAN, Miss. -- An evacuation plan via Amtrak train for New Orleans residents trapped by Hurricane Katrina's devastation and floodwaters is being worked out by...
Railroads hit by Katrina restore limited service
(Reuters circulated the following article on August 31.) SAN FRANCISCO -- Freight railroads on Wednesday began restoring limited service to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina and rerouting traffic hundreds of miles to the north, but continued to lose business as track...
Patriot Act defense in homeless transit case gets boost from feds
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 30.) MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- When officials in Summit invoked the USA Patriot Act to justify kicking homeless people out of its train station, the move was ridiculed in many quarters; even the U.S. Justice...
Cook commissioners seek to challenge Metra leader
(The following article by Virginia Groark was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 31.) CHICAGO -- Several suburban Cook County commissioners authorized to fill a vacancy on the Metra board said they want someone who will support removing Chairman Jeffrey...
American Honda recognizes BNSF Railway Company as a top supplier with Premier Partner Award
(BNSF issued the following news release on August 30.) TORRANCE, Calif., -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and CEO Koichi Kondo today presented the company's Premier Partner Award to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) of Fort Worth, Texas for excellence in rail...
Prices driving more people to public transit
(The following article by Richard Pearsall was posted on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on August 31.) CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- For public transportation, the run-up in oil prices has been a double-edged sword. Higher gasoline prices appear to be driving some people...
