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BNSF train derails in Mont.
(The following article by Rich Peterson was posted on the Great Fall Tribune website on June 26.) POPLAR, Mont. -- Crews opened the Hi-Line's main rail line Sunday evening after 13 of 59 cars on a freight train derailed in Poplar early Sunday. No one was injured in...
Eleven train cars derail causing $1 million damage, no injuries
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 25.) BEAUMONT, Texas -- Eleven cars of a 74-car cargo train derailed near the Neches River causing $1 million in damages. Officials reported no injuries or hazardous materials leaks. The train included...
Union Pacific track reopened after derailment
(The following article by Kristen Senz was posted on the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website on June 27.) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Union Pacific Railroad re-opened its main track from Salt Lake City to Denver at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday after a derailment Saturday...
BNSF employee struck by train and killed
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 26.) CLOVIS, N.M. -- A Clovis railroad worker was struck and killed by a train while taking measurements in Texas, police said. Robert Chavez, 47, was struck by a train just east of Hereford, Texas, on...
Teamsters mobilize against CAFTA in fight to protect U.S. jobs
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters distributed the following news release on June 23.) WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa: The clock started ticking today on thousands of jobs in the United States with...
N.J. Transit riders can again get a wee nip for the train home
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Neward Star-Ledger website on June 24.) NEWARK, N.J. -- It was bad enough that NJ Transit's customers had to deal with the normal day-to-day hassles of commuting. Then things got worse. One day back in...
Rail freight traffic up
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on June 23.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads rose slightly during the week ended June 18 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
Mineta to visit Boise locomotive factory
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 23.) BOISE, Idaho -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is scheduled to visit Boise Friday to tour a locomotive factory. He's also expected to publicly argue for passage of a highway spending...
SEPTA gets help with deficit
(The following article by Jere Downs was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 24.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA's volatile finances were stabilized yesterday for the next year and a half with $215 million shifted from federal road and bridge funds. The...
Train horns to return to quiet zones in some BNSF communities
(BNSF issued the following news release on June 24.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced today that in order to comply with new Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations, it will be required to begin blowing locomotive horns when...
