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U.S. training to stop London-style attack
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 28.) WASHINGTON -- With the Pentagon still in flames from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, Shawn Kelley arrived to survey a surreal scene: mangled metal, charred ruins and firefighters hosing the smoky...
CN unions calling for federal inquiry
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Lori Fazari on August 29.) OTTAWA -- It has been a month of high-profile train derailments for Canadian National. The company insists its safety record is top-notch. Its unions are calling for a federal inquiry...
A new view of trains
(The following article by Larry Sandler was posted on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website on August 27.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- The Empire Builder's name could become either the most ironic or the most symbolic label in Amtrak's fleet. As a long-distance route, the...
Evacuation broadens after rail leak
(The following article was posted on the Cincinnati Post website on August 29.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Cincinnati fire and police officials expanded an evacuation zone near Lunken Airport today after a rail car that began leaking Sunday evening began emitting a new plume...
One line open at site of BNSF derailment
(The Billings Gazette posted the following article on its website on August 29.) ESSEX, Mont. -- One of two rail lines reopened Saturday afternoon after 21 cars of a freight train derailed near the southern border of Glacier National Park the day before. BNSF Railway...
TVA offers to spend millions on rail upgrades
(The following article by Katrina Cornwell was posted on the Gallatin News Examiner website on August 26.) GALLATIN, Tenn. -- Tennessee Valley Authority has offered to spend millions to minimize any negative impacts of coal trains on Gallatin. TVA officials say the...
Montana’s governor eyes coal to solve U.S. fuel costs
(Reuters circulated the following article by Adam Tanner on August 25.) HELENA, Montana -- Montana's governor wants to solve America's rising energy costs using a technology discovered in Germany 80 years ago that converts coal into gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel....
Railroads set weekly container traffic record
(The Association of American Railroads circulated the following news release on August 25.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. railroads originated more intermodal containers during the week ended August 13 than in any previous week on record, the Association of American Railroads...
Proposed rail line would follow old expressway path
(The following article by Gary Washburn was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 26.) CHICAGO -- A 22-mile public transit line running along much of the route of the old proposed Crosstown Expressway would generate strong demand, attracting about 90,000...
M.T.A. takes a risk with its security pact
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on August 26.) NEW YORK -- In awarding a $212 million contract to the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has adopted a bold, but unproven, approach to...
