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Study finds rail cars release vapors, may add to ozone problem
(The following article by Amy Wold was posted on the Baton Rouge Advocate website on March 15.) BATON ROUGE, La. -- As industry prepares to install more air monitors to look for sources of ozone-causing pollutants called highly reactive hydrocarbons, the state has...
CN says Canadian labour board issues decision on essential services
(Canadian National Railway Company issued the following news release on March 15.) MONTREAL -- CN said today that the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has issued a decision responding to the Federal Labour Minister's referral regarding maintenance of essential...
Chemical signs on rail cars: Safety feature or terror target?
(The following article by Donald E. Coleman was posted on the Fresno Bee website on March 14.) FRESNO, Calif. -- Fresno Fire Chief Randy Bruegman and others on the front line of emergency response are weighing in strongly against removing diamond-shaped signs from...
CSX wins a round in battle with D.C. hazmat ban
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 14.) WASHINGTON -- A federal regulatory board has ruled that the D.C. government doesn't have the authority to ban trains with hazardous cargos to prevent terrorism. The Surface Transportation Board says...
STB backs CSX on D.C. hazmat ban
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 15.) WASHINGTON -- Washington, D.C., has no authority to ban train shipments of hazardous materials near the city, despite its dissatisfaction with federal efforts to address freight rail security, a U.S. government...
Bush budget would halt Amtrak, cost hundreds of jobs, Schumer says
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on March 15.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- After years of federal budget cuts that critics complain crippled Amtrak, the Bush administration's proposed budget has put the national passenger...
Democrats to force vote in Senate on Amtrak
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 14.) WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the Senate plan an Amtrak showdown this week with the Bush administration by forcing a vote on funding for the beleaguered rail service, congressional aides said on Monday. The White...
UP Big Boy’s long journey finally ends
(The following story by Kristin Zagurski appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on March 14.) OMAHA -- Big Boy -- a legendary World War II-era steam locomotive -- arrived Sunday at its new home overlooking Interstate 80. It took two days to move the 1.2...
State of Texas steps in to prevent rail gridlock
(The following article by Tony Hartzel was posted on the Dallas Morning News website on March 12.) DALLAS, Texas -- By the start of the next decade, some of North Texas' worst traffic jams won't just clog the interstates. And they could cost motorists and businesses...
City caused landslides near Pittsburgh, NS says
(The following story by Jan Ackerman appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on March 14.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- On the busy rail line that runs near Corfu Street in the city's Elliott neighborhood, Norfolk Southern Railroad's flagmen keep a watch high above them...
