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Firefighters tackle railway hazmat safety
(The following story by Pat Reavy appeared on the Deseret Morning News website on May 5.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- In an effort to open better communication between firefighters and the rail industry, a hazardous-materials training session was held at a Midvale rail...
Another option eyed for moving hazardous trains out of D.C.
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 4.) WASHINGTON -- They lost in court, but the D.C. government may still be able to do something about the hazardous trains that run through the city. The National Capital Planning Commission and the...
DC leaders upset with defeat on hazmat trains following Graniteville chlorine spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 4.) WASHINGTON -- A US Court of Appeals ruling will prevent the District of Columbia from enforcing a ban on hazardous rail shipments. DC Councilwoman Kathleen Patterson made reference to a fatal train...
D.C. Mayor ‘deflated’ by hazmat ruling
(The following story by Robert Redding Jr. appeared on The Washington Times website on May 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he was deflated by a federal appeals court decision that keeps the District from restricting rail shipments of...
S&P may cut Amtrak’s debt rating
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 4.) NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said it may cut Amtrak's debt ratings, citing concerns over future funding levels and possible changes to the scale of the railroad. S&P said the 2006 budget proposed by...
Investigators look for cause of Illinois derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 4.) STERLING, Ill. -- Investigators are looking for the cause of a train derailment that caused 31 cars to go off the tracks near Galt, about 50 miles east of the Quad Cities. The derailed cars were...
Can’t Wal-Mart, a retail behemoth, pay more?
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on May 4.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- With most of Wal-Mart's workers earning less than $19,000 a year, a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with labor unions...
NJ Transit asks questions of train riders
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on May 4.) NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit is spending $400,000 to get some input from its rail riders. The agency last week began sending people on trains to hand out the surveys, which...
Kansas City Southern 1Q profit climbs
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 3.) KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City Southern, which owns and operates railroad tracks, on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit rose despite an increase in operating expenses due to higher fuel costs. Quarterly...
Hearing continued as state studies BNSF fuel depot fix
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 3.) SPOKANE, Wash. -- A hearing on whether a leaking Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. fueling depot will reopen has been continued to give Idaho officials time to study a proposed fix. Railroad...
