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Empire Builder trains renovated
(The following article by Darrel Koehler was posted on the Grand Forks Herald website on August 10.) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Amtrak passengers traveling on the Empire Builder trains through Grand Forks later this month will enjoy renovated rail cars and new on-board...
Eleven CSX cars derail in Benton Harbor
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 10.) BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- Eleven cars of a CSX Corp. freight train hauling rocks and gravel derailed while passing through the city, damaging a track, downing some power lines and spilling several...
Freight train derails in N.J.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 10.) WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- A freight train derailed Wednesday afternoon, spilling its cargo of plastic pellets, police and railroad authorities said. Eight of the train's 11 cars overturned soon after...
UP remote control train jumps tracks
(The following story by Casey Santee appeared on the Idaho State Journal website on August 10.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- A 10 railcar derailment Tuesday involving a remote-controlled train near West Sherman Street delayed traffic in the rail yard and left a mess that took...
LaTourette attributes flip-flop on CAFTA to tariff no one pays
(The following story by Stephen Koff appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on August 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- KraftMaid builds kitchen cabinets in Middlefield, and for that it needs wood. So when U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette said he suddenly learned that the...
Fish stock recovery may take years after CN derailment
(The following report by Nicholas Read and Richard Chu appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on August 9.) SQUAMISH -- Last week's chemical spill along the Cheakamus River canyon was "the worst possible thing that could happen to the Cheakamus River at the worst...
UP rail spur construction will resume
(The following story by Matt Buedel appeared on the Peoria Journal-Star website on August 10.) PEORIA, Ill. -- Construction on an industrial rail spur that will pave the way for the Rock Island Trail extension should start again in about a week after an 11th-hour...
UP names Portland superintendent
UP names Portland superintendent (The following report appeared on the Albany Democrat-Herald website on August 9.) ALBANY, Ore. -- The Union Pacific Railroad has named Todd Wimmer general superintendent for transportation services of its Portland Service Unit, which...
Swift Intermodal Ltd. acquires BNSF-leased 53-foot containers
(BNSF Railway Company and Swift Intermodal Ltd. Issued the following news release on August 9.) FORT WORTH, Texas and PHOENIX -- Swift Intermodal Ltd. and BNSF Railway Company today announced they reached an agreement for Swift to acquire approximately 3,800 53-foot...
Best Buy honors BNSF with Quality Partnership Award
(BNSF issued the following news release on August 9.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced it was presented with Best Buy Co. Inc.'s Quality Partnership Award at the Best Buy Annual Carrier Conference on July 19. BNSF was the only railroad...
