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Norfolk Southern reports Ohio tax legislation effects
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on July 6.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that Ohio tax legislation signed by Governor Bob Taft on June 30 will have a favorable impact on second-quarter net income that will be...
Norfolk Southern announces second-quarter meeting, conference call
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on July 6.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation will hold its second-quarter analyst meeting at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, at J.P. Morgan Chase Company, 270 Park Avenue, New York, on the 11th Floor,...
Norfolk Southern says abandoned corridor may be used again
(The following article by Ginny Skalski was posted on the Durham Herald Sun website on July 6.) DURHAM, N.C. -- Norfolk Southern says it's hanging on to 21 miles of abandoned rail corridor between downtown Durham and Person County because it believes there's a chance...
Rail buckling from heat cited for CN derailment
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on July 7.) PRESCOTT, Ontario -- A rail that buckled due to heat caused the derailment that shut down CN Rail's main Toronto-to-Montreal line, a company official said yesterday. The temperature in this eastern...
Rail rebuilding could send energy bills higher
(The following article by Marija B. Vader was posted on the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website on July 7.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Coal train derailments in Wyoming in May might mean higher energy bills later this year for Colorado residents. As a result of two...
UP crews hustle to clear derailment
(The following article by Jeremy Twitchell was posted on the Deseret Morning News website on July 7.) VINEYARD, Utah -- Union Pacific cleanup crews worked well into the night Wednesday, hoping to remove all signs of the train that derailed just before 2 p.m. Crews...
Accident stymies rail commute
(The following article by Shannon D. Harrington was posted on NorthJersey.com on July 7.) BERGEN, N.J. -- A freight train derailed in Waldwick on Wednesday evening, snarling the ride home for thousands of NJ Transit commuters on the Main and Bergen County lines and...
New York on heightened alert following London attacks
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Pat Milton on July 7.) NEW YORK -- New York City was on heightened alert Thursday morning following a series of apparent terrorist attacks on London's public transit system. Increased police coverage of...
U.S. urges vigilance for transit systems
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 7.) WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department asked authorities in major cities Thursday for heightened vigilance of transportation systems after a series of explosions on London transit systems....
Blair calls subway and bus blasts a terror attack; at least 2 killed
(The following article by Sarah Lyall was posted on the New York Times website on July 7.) LONDON -- London was struck by a series of at least seven separate and apparently coordinated terrorist explosions in subways and buses during the morning rush hour this...
