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Train wheels spark fires along Northeast tracks
(The following story by Daniel Borunda appeared on the El Paso Times website on May 25.) EL PASO, Texas -- A series of brush fires erupted Tuesday afternoon, scaring residents and keeping firefighters busy along a milelong stretch of railroad tracks in Central El...
Rail employees recognized for environmental contributions
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Railroad employees from Swarthmore, Pa.; Barstow, Calif.; Toronto, Ont.; Glenmont, N.Y.; Portsmouth, Ohio; and North Little Rock, Ark. Will be honored for their...
City, CSX seek help on crossing dispute
(The following article by Stephan Salisbury was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 25.) PHILADELPHIA -- The city and the CSX Transportation railroad, squabbling over the Locust Street gateway to the spanking-new Schuylkill River Park, have asked a...
Lawsuit between Burlington and BNSF Railway delayed five months
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 25.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- It will be next year before a federal lawsuit that pits the city of Burlington against the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company heads to court. The trial, which had been...
Keeping children from trains is aim of new campaign
(The following article by Matt Stiles was posted on the Houston Chronicle website on May 25.) HOUSTON -- Two weeks after a Houston seventh-grader lost part of his legs trying to hop aboard a train, city and school officials said Tuesday they plan to launch an effort...
Putting safety on the line
(The following article by Rodney Tanaka was posted on the Pasendena Star-News website on May 25.) PASEDENA, Calif. -- In the wake of four train derailments in six months, Union Pacific Railroad officials demonstrated Tuesday technology and techniques used to ensure...
Railroad safety is important
(The following story by Grace Dudley appeared on the Sweetwater Reporter website on May 25. Jerry L. Rector Sr. is a member of BLET Division 299 in Amarillo, Texas.) SWEETWATER, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad spent a day to inform Sweetwater elementary...
Opinion: Amtrak needs your help to survive
(The following editorial by Tom Connolly was posted on the North County Times website on May 25.) OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Every year thousands of travelers come to Oceanside on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and spend money in our community. Twenty-two trains pass through...
Amtrak’s Acela trains temporarily housed in Providence
(The following article by Neil Downing was posted on the Providence Journal website on May 25.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Those sleek-looking, idled Amtrak trains that can be seen from Route 95 in Providence, just north of the railway station, are part of Amtrak's Acela...
Boston wants hazmat ban on trains rolling into city
(The following article by Dave Wedge was posted on the Boston Herald website on May 25.) BOSTON -- Fearing a catastrophic terrorist attack or chemical leak, local and federal officials are pushing to prevent deadly toxins from rolling through the Hub on rail cars. "In...
