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Railroad worker injured
(The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted the following article on its website on August 1.) PITTSBURGH -- A CSX railroad employee was seriously injured Sunday when the equipment he was operating in Fayette County apparently jumped the track and rolled down an embankment....
Amtrak boosts Acela Service on East Coast
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 1.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is restoring more of its high-speed Acela train service along the East Coast. Beginning Monday, Acela will run nine roundtrips between Washington and New York each weekday,...
S.C. city leaders hope coalition can influence railroad policies
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 31.) HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Some South Carolina city government leaders have formed a coalition that they hope will force railroad companies to work more cooperatively with local communities....
Sluggish week for rail freight traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on July 28.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was sluggish during the week ended July 23, with carload freight off slightly and intermodal volume up in comparison with the...
Union Pacific Corporation declares quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on July 28.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share on its common stock, payable October 3, 2005, to stockholders of record September...
Governor asks BNSF to cut rates
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 29.) HELENA, Mont. -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer is urging BNSF Railway Co. to repeal higher grain-shipping rates that he says could drive Montana's 52-car grain elevators out of business. In a letter to BNSF...
Bomb scare at Boston South Station empties terminal
(The following article by Adam Jadhav was posted on the Boston Globe website on July 29.) BOSTON -- It was only a tape recorder, but the ticking noise coming from a bag at South Station yesterday sounded like a bomb. As many as 1,000 commuters were stuck -- some...
BNSF derailment under investigation
(The following article by Emily Arthur was posted on the Aberdeen American News website on July 29.) ABERDEEN, S.D. -- The cause of a four-car derailment at the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe rail yard in Aberdeen is still under investigation, an official from the...
Amtrak boosting Acela service from D.C.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 28.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is restoring more of its high-speed Acela service out of Washington. Beginning Monday, Acela trains will run nine round-trips between Union Station and New York's Penn Station...
Amtrak returning more Acela trains to service
(The following article by Henry J. Holcomb was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 28.) PHILADELPHIA -- Amtrak said it would, on Monday, return more high-speed Acela Express trains to service. The additional trains will give it nine weekday round-trips...
